Protein tyrosine kinase

ABSTRACT

The present invention is directed to a novel protein tyrosine kinase comprising a polypeptide having multiple protein kinase catalytic domains and, more particularly, two kinase catalytic domains and to genetic sequences encoding same. Two such kinases are described and designated JAK1 and JAK2.

This application is a divisional of Ser. No. 08/805,445, filed Feb. 25, 1997, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,821,069, which is a divisional of Ser. No. 08/446,038, filed May 19, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,658,791, which is a divisional of Ser. No. 08/064,067 filed Jun. 30, 1993 which is the national stage of PCT/US91/08889 filed Nov. 26, 1991, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,852,184.

The present invention relates generally to a novel protein tyrosine kinase and to genetic sequences encoding same.

Protein tyrosine kinases (PTKs) are structurally well suited to a role intracellular signal transduction. Many growth factor receptors, for example, transduce the extracellular stimulus they receive through interaction with their cognate ligand via an intracellular tyrosine kinase domain. At least one of the non-receptor PTKs, namely LCK, is believed to mediate the transduction in T-cells of a signal from the interaction of a cell-surface protein (CD4) with a cross-linked anti-CD4 antibody.

The broader family of PTKs can be sub-divided on the basis of structural parameters of individual members. For example, the STC family of PTKs now numbers 8 members (Marth et al, 1985; Nishizawa et al., 1986; Semba et al., 1986; Martinez et al., 1987; Sukegawa et al., 1987; Yamanishi et al., 1987; Hotzman et al., 1987; Dymecki et al., 1990), each with a characteristic complement of extra-catalytic domains, including an SH2, an SH3 domain and a variable ligand binding domain. It is clear that a process of gene duplication has taken place in this case, so that the evolutionarily successful thematic structure of this family can be employed in a variety of cellular contexts. Similar PTK structural sub-families exist based around the FGF receptor and the CSF-1 receptor (reviewed in Wilks, 1990).

However, one feature in common with the aforementioned PTKs is that each kinase bears a single highly related "catalytic" domain.

In accordance with the present invention a protein tyrosine kinase is provided which is distinct from those previously known. In particular, the protein tyrosine kinase of the present invention is unique since it possesses more than one protein kinase catalytic domain. Furthermore, the kinase does not bear an SH2 domain. The novel protein tyrosine kinase of the present invention represents a new subfamily or class of protein tyrosine kinase.

Accordingly, one aspect of the present invention is directed to an animal protein tyrosine kinase-like molecule comprising a polypeptide having multiple protein kinase catalytic domains but no SH2 domain.

Preferably, the polypeptide has two protein kinase catalytic domains.

Preferably, the animal is a mammal and is most preferably la human or a mouse.

Hereinafter, a protein having these characteristics will be referred to as a "JAK" (from JAnus Kinase: Janus, in Encyclopaedia Britannica (11th Ed) Vol XV pp 155-156). The present invention is specifically exemplified using JAK1 and JAK2 from humans and mice. This is done, however, with the understanding that the present invention extends to the whole family of JAKs from all animals and to mutants, derivatives, analogues and homologues thereof. The term "protein tyrosine kinase-like molecule" (abbreviated herein to "PTK-like molecule") is used throughout the specification and claims to emphasise that the present invention encompasses all members of the JAK family and to their mutants, derivatives, analogues and homologues.

In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a PTK-like molecule. Preferably the molecule is in biological pure or in substantially pure and/or synthetic form. The purity of the preparation is characterised by a sample comprising at least 70% by weight, preferably at least 80% by weight and most preferably at least 90% by weight PTK-like molecule. Alternatively, where the purity of the enzyme preparation is not critical, the present invention also encompasses an impure PTK-like molecule preparation but which possesses a substantial amount of JAK activity.

The present invention is directed to a naturally occurring PTK-like molecule, biologically pure or substantially pure as hereinbefore defined and to derivatives, functional analogues and homologues thereof. Such derivatives include polypeptides having single or multiple amino acid substitutions, deletions and/or additions relative to the naturally occurring sequence. These derivatives, functional analogues and homologues also encompass single or multiple substitutions, deletions and/or additions to any associated molecules such as carbohydrate, lipid and/or proteinacious moieties. Reference herein to "PTK-like molecules" includes all such derivatives, functional analogues and homologues. The present invention also extends to synthetic forms of the polypeptides which include recombinant molecules and molecules prepared by the stepwise addition of amino acids to groups of amino acids in defined order.

A range of derivatives and analogues of the PTK-like molecule are contemplated herein and include altering the molecule at its nucleotide sequence-encoding level, during its expression within a cell or in vitro or post-synthesis modification. Such derivatives and analogues include, but are not limited to, modifications to side chains, incorporation of unnatural amino acids during polypeptide synthesis and the sue of crosslinkers and other methods which impose conformational constraints on the polypeptide or their analogues.

Examples of side chain modifications contemplated by the present invention include modifications of amino groups such as by reductive alkylation by reaction with an aldehyde followed by reduction with NaBH₄ ; amidination with methylacetimidate; acylation with acetic anhydride; carbamoylation of amino groups with cyanate; trinitrobenzylation of amino groups with 2, 4, 6, trinitrobenzene sulphonic acid (TNBS); acylation of amino gropus with succinic anhydride and tetrahydrophthalic anhydride; and pyridoxylation of lysine with pyridoxal-5'-phosphate followed by reduction with NaBH₄.

The guanidino group of arginine residues may be modified by the formation of heterocyclic condensation products with reagents such as 2,3-butanedione, phenylglyoxal and glyoxal.

The carboxyl group may be modified by carbodiimide activation via O-acylisourea formtion followed by subsequent derivitisation, for example, to a corresponding amide.

Sulphydryl groups may be modified by methods such as carboxymethylation with iodoacetic acid or iodoacetamide; performic acid oxidation to cysteic acid; formation of a mixed disulphides with other thiol compounds; reaction with maleimide, maleic anhydride or other substituted maleimide; formation of mercurial derivatives using 4-chloromercuribenzoate, 4-chloromercuriphenylsulphonic acid, phenylmercury chloride, 2-chloromercuri-4-nitrophenol and other mercurials; carbamoylation with cyanate at alkaline pH.

Tryptophan residues may be modified by, for example, oxidation with N-bromosuccinimide or alkylation of the indole ring with 2-hydroxy-5-nitrobenzyl bromide or sulphenyl halides. Tyrosine residues on the other hand, may be altered by nitration with tetranitromethane to form a 3-nitrotyrosine derivative.

Modification of the imidazole ringe of a histidine residue may be accomplished by alkylation with iodoacetic acid derivatives or N-carbethoxylation with diethylpyrocarbonate.

Examples of incorporating unnatural amino acids and derivatives during polypeptide synthesis include, but are not limited to, use of norleucine, 4-amino butyric acid, 4-amino-3-hydroxy-5-phenlpentanoic acid, 6-aminohexanoic acid, t-butylglycine, norvaline, phenylglycine, ornithine, sarcosine, 4-amino-3-hydroxy-6-methylheptanoic acid, 2-thienyl alanine and/or D-isomers of amino acids.

Crosslinkers can be used, for example, to stabilise 3D conformations, using homo-bifunctional crosslinkers such as the bifunctional imido esters having (CH₂)_(n) spacer groups with n=1 to n=6, glutaraldehyde, N-hydroxysuccinimide esters and hetero-bifunctional reagents which usually contain an amino-reactive moiety such as N-hydroxysuccinimide and another group specific-reactive moiety such as maleimido or dithio moiety (SH) or carbodiimide (COOH). In addition, polypeptides could be conformationally constrained by, for example, incorporation of C_(a) and N_(a) -methylamino acids, introduction of double bonds between C_(n) and C.sub.β atoms of amino acids and the formation of cyclic polypeptides or analogues by introducing covalent bonds such as forming an amide bond between the N and C termini, between two side chains or between a side chain and the N or C terminus.

The present invention, therefore, extends to peptides or polypeptides and amino acid and/or chemical analogues thereof corresponding to regions of PTK-like molecules. Preferably, the PTK-like molecules will retain JAK activity. However, molecules carrying mutations in the catalytic domains rendering these inactive may be useful in, for example, titrating out activity and generation of antibodies such molecules are encompassed by the present invention.

The molecular weights of the PTK-like molecules of the present invention range from 100,000 to 200,000 daltons and preferably from 120,000 to 150,000 daltons.

In a most preferred embodiment, the present inventions provides JAK1 and JAK2. JAK1 is an approximately 1142 amino acid molecule with a molecular weight of about 132,000 daltons and a nucleotide sequence shown in FIG. 2. JAK2 is an approximately 1,100 amino acid molecule with a molecular weight of about 130,000 daltons and with a nucleotide sequence shown in FIG. 8.

The present invention is also directed to genetic sequences including DNA, cDNA and mRNA which encode the PTK-like molecules hereindescribed. Such genetic sequences include single or multiple nucleotide substitutions, deletions and/or additions relative the naturally occurring sequence and extend to sequences encoding the derivatives, functional analogues and homologues of the PTK-like molecules. The present invention also provides these genetic sequences in vector and expression vector systems either in vitro or in a biological system (i.e. eukaryotic or prokaryotic cells) transformed with such vectors or genetic sequences. In a most preferred embodiment the present invention provides cDNA encoding JAK1 and JAK2 as set forth in FIGS. 2 and 8, respectively. A range of mutants can be obtained using standard techniques such as an oligonucleotide mutagenesis and chemical mutagenesis, and all such mutants and derivatives are encompassed by the present invention.

The present invention also provides antibodies to a PTK-like molecule. Such antibodies may be monoclonal or polyclonal.

The PTK-like molecule of the present invention have varying utility such as in the phosphorylation of proteins, incorporation of labels and in the design of analogues, antagonists and agonists of JAKs.

Accordingly, another aspect of the present invention contemplates a method for phosphorylating a protein comprising contacting said protein with a phosphorylating effective amount of a PTK-like molecule, said molecule comprising a polypeptide having multiple protein kinase catalytic domains but no SH2 domain for a time and under conditions sufficient for said first protein to be phosphorylated. Preferably, the polypeptide has two protein kinase catalytic domains and most preferably is JAK1 and/or JAK2 and/or their derivatives.

The present invention is further described by reference to the following non-limiting Figures and Examples.

In the Figures:

FIG. 1 is a photographic representation of a Northern analysis of murine and human JAK1.

A. 2 μg aliquots of poly(A)+ mRNA from murine tissues; lane 1, lung; lane 2, liver; lane 3, kidney; lane 4, intestine; lane 5, brain; lane 6, skeletal muscle; lane 7, spleen; lane 8, salivary gland; lane 9, placenta; lane 10, mammary gland, were fractionated on a 1.0% agarose/formaldehyde (Moran et al, 1988) gel and the RNA transferred onto a Genescreen plus (Dupont) membrane. The transferred RNA was hybridized with a 1.8 kb ³² P-labelled murine JAK1 probe and the filter autoradiographed for 16 hr. at -70° C. with two intensifying screens. The relative mobilities of 28S rRNA (upper arrow) and 18S rRNA (lower arrow) are shown.

B. 2 μg aliquots of poly(A)+ mRNA from the human haemopoietic cell lines; lane 1, HL60 (myelo-monocytic); lane 2, U937 (monocytic); lane 3, LK63 (pre-B); lane 4, RAJI (B-cell); lane 5, CEM (T-cell); lane 6, K562 (erythroleukaemia) were fractionated on a 1.0% agarose/formaldehyde (Moran et al, 1988) gel and the RNA transferred onto a Genescreen plus (Dupont) membrane. The transferred RNA was hybridized with a full-length ³² P-labelled human JAK1 probe and the filter autoradiographed for 16 hr. at -70° C. with two intensifying screens. The relative mobilities of 28S rRNA (upper arrow) and 18S rRNA (lower arrow) are shown.

FIG. 2 is a representation showing nucleotide sequence and predicted amino acid sequence of human JAK1. The DNA sequence is numbered at the end of each line of sequence from the first nucleotide of the largest clone (pHJ7.3), the amino acid sequence (in one letter code) is numbered from the putative AUG and appears above the line to which it refers. The two kinase catalytic domains are boxed with arrows, and kinase consensus motifs are enumerated according to the nomenclature of Hanks et al (1988). The suffix a (e.g. IIa) denotes the kinase related motifs present in the first kinase-related domain (designated domain-1 in FIG. 3a) also numbered according to the same nomenclature. The tyrosine residue in an analogous position to the autophosphorylation site of a number of other protein tyrosine kinases is marked with an inverted triangle. (Sequence Id. 1)

FIG. 3 is a representation showing:

Panel A. Amino-acid sequence comparison of the two kinase-related domains of JAK1. The amino-acid sequences (expressed in one-letter amino acid code) of the two kinase-related domains (domain-1 amino-acids 576-825; domain-2 (PTK-domain) amino-acids 868-1130) of JAK1 and the human threonin/serine-specific kinase CDC2 (24) (amino acids 9-272) are aligned in order to maximize identity. The kinase-related domains have been divided into three segments and the number of amino acid residues separating each segment appears at the end of each line. Motifs held in common between at least two of these domains are both bolded and boxed. Roman numerals above the alignment correspond to the conserved domain nomenclature devised by Hanks et al (1988).

Panel B. Hydropathy plot of the human JAK1 protein. The protein sequence of human JAK1 (including the 10 extra amino acids which precede the most likely initiation codon) were analysed by the hydrophilicity algorithm of Kyte and Doolittle (1982) using a span length of 25 amino acids. The relative locations of the two kinase related domains are marked as Domain-1 and PTK. The absence of a hydrophobic transmembrane domain is clearly seen, as can the presence of a highly hydrophilic region between amino acids 323 and 350.

FIG. 4 is a representation of an analysis of the JAK1 protein.

Panel A. Cellular proteins of the murine mammary fibroblast cell line (17) were labelled with ³⁵ S-methionine (panel A) and immunoprecipitated with either pre-immune (PI) or immune (I) anti-JAK rabbit antiserum (raised in rabbit M8 against the pGEX/JAK1/1 fusion protein or the C-terminal peptide M3!) and fractionated on a 9.5% SDS-PAGE gel (Laemmli, 1970). Both rabbit antisera specifically immunoprecipitated an ³⁵ S-labelled protein of apparent molecular weight 130,000D.

Panel B. Demonstration of tyrosine kinase activity in JAK1 bacterial fusion proteins. JAK1 fusion proteins were generated using pGEX2 (Smith and Johnson, 1988). The entire domain-1 region was included in construct pGEX/JAK1/1. The PTK domain portion of the fusion protein extended to the BamHI site 15 nucleotides 5' of the first glycine codon of the GXGXXG motif of the ATP binding site. An empty vector control was also performed. The bacteria were induced by the addition of 1 mM IPTG as described by Smith and Johnson (1988) and two 1 ml aliquots of the bacteria were removed at 60 minutes and 120 minutes post-induction and lysed with SDS sample buffer. Western analysis of the samples was performed using anti-phosphotyrosine antisera (PY-20 ICN!). The arrow heads mark the positions of the GEX-JAK fusion proteins, in each induction.

Panel C. Construction of the pGEX/JAK fusion proteins. The locations of the two kinase related domains of JAK1 are shown, and below, the structure of the fusion proteins with the glutathione S-transferase gene.

FIG. 5 is a representation of a sequence comparison between JAK1 and JAK2 kinase-related domains. The deduced amino acid sequence of murine JAK2 was compared to the human JAK1 amino acid sequence by application of an alignment programme of the Staden VAX-based suite of Sequence analysis programmes. Asterisks (*) denote identity, dollar signs ($) denote conservative substitutions. Sequences are numbered with respect to the JAK1 sequence. The extent of the domain-1 and PTK domains is shown by arrows above the amino acid sequence.

FIG. 6 is a graphical representation of a phylogenetic analysis of the two JAK1 Kinase-like domains. The tree building concept of Fitch and Margoliash (1967) as implemented by Feng and Doolittle (1987) and Hanks et al (1988) was used to generate a phylogenetic tree as described in Example 1. In each case the catalytic domain alone was used for comparison. The two kinase related domains of the JAK1 protein were compared independently. Branch order is a function of structural similarity, branch length a function of sequence identity. The abbreviations used are: SRC=c-src; YES=c-Yes; FES=c-fes; CSF1-R=Colony stimulatin factor-1 receptor; KIT=c-kit; PDGF-R=Platelet derived growth factor receptor-A; RET=c-RET; ANP-A=Atrial naturetic peptide receptor-A; ANP-B=Atrial naturetic peptide receptor-B; MOS=c-mos; PBS2=polyxin B antibiotic resistance gene product; STE7=sterile mutant wild-type allel gene product; JAK1/1=Domain-1 of Human JAK1; JAK1/2=PTK domain of Juan JAK1.

FIG. 7 is a diagrammatic representation showing models for the role of members of the JAK family of PTKs in signal transduction. Two possible scenarios are considered based on an extrapolation of the current notions of the role of PTKs in signal transduction. In panel A the N-terminal domain of the JAK protein serves to sense a particular metabolic cue and convert this input into two distinct outputs. Presumably the output of the second PTK-related domain is tyrosine kinase activity; the activity of Domain-1 remains unknown. In panel B an alternative scenario is considered. In this case the function of Domain-1 is the regulation of the PTK domain. In this scenario the sole output of the JAK protein is the PTK activity.

FIG. 8 is a representation of a nucleotide sequence and predicted amino acid sequence of murine JAK2. The nucleotide sequence is numbered beneath each line of sequence, from the first nucleotide of the most 5' clone. The predicted amino acid sequence, in one letter code, is numbered at the end of each line of sequence. The two putative kinase domains are shown boxed with arrows, and the kinase consensus motifs are enumerated according to the nomenclature of Hanks et al (1988). The subscript a denotes the kinase-related motifs present in the first kinase-related domain, which are numbered according to the same nomenclature. (Sequence Id. 2)

FIG. 9 is a photographic representation showing expression of JAK2 in murine tissues. Northern blot analysis of 5 μg of mRNA from each of the tissues shown on top of the figure and from various murine (30F: mammary fibroblasts; 31A: mammary epithelial cells; 30.1: factor independent subline of the hemopoietic cell line FDC.Pl; NTH: fibroblasts) and human (K562: chronic myelogenous leukaemic cells) cell line. The blots were hybridized with a ³² P-labelled 2.2 kb JAK2 probe and autoradiography was for 4 days. The relative mobilities of the 28S and the 18S rRNA are indicated.

FIG. 10 is a graphical representation showing comparison of JAK1 and TYK2 amino acid sequences. The amino acid sequences of JAK1 (Wilks et al, 1991) and TYK2 (firmback-Kraft et al, 1990) were compared using the HOMOLOGY option in the programme SEQMATCH, using a window length of 21 amino acids. The ordinate of the graph represents the percentage identity between the two sequences, the abscissa represents the amino acid position in JAK1 at which the particular level of identity was calculated. The shaded boxes below the graph represent arbitrarily ascribed JAK homology domains as discussed in the text and further demonstrated in FIG. 11.

FIG. 11 is a representation showing amino acid sequence comparison of members of the JAK family of PTKs. The amino acid sequences of JAK1 (Wilks et al, 1991) (designated J1 in this figure), JAK2 (J2 in this figure), and TYK2 (Firmbach-Kraft et al, 1990) (T2 in this figure) were aligned using the CLUSTAL program (Higgins and Sharp, 1988). The numbering system is relative only to the first amino acid of JAK1, and does not take into account the insertion of gaps into this sequence, it is therefore useful only as a relative measure of location. The extent of each of the JAK homology domains was determined with reference to the homology plot shown in FIG. 10. Amino acid positions conserved in at least 2 out of the 3 sequences presented are bolded and presented below the TYK2 sequence as a consensus sequence.

FIG. 12 is a representation showing a comparison of the JH3/JH4 domain region with SH2 domains. The two SH2 domains of GAP (the more N-terminal domain denominated GAP-N (residues 178-269), the more C-terminal, GAP-C, (residues 348-438) (Trahey et al, 1988), and the SH2 domain of v-crk (residues 248-354) (Mayer et al, 1988) were compared with the JH3/JH4 of JAK1 (residues 425-536) (Wilks et al, 1991), JAK2 (residues 252-359) (this manuscript) and TYK2 (residues 449-555) (Firmbach-Kraft et al, 1990). Amino acids held in common between the two classes of sequence are denoted by vertical lines between the two sets of sequences. Conserved residues held in common by members of the same class of domain are bolded.

EXAMPLE 1 Materials and Methods

Screening of cDNA libraries

Several cDNA libraries were screened according to the protocols outlined in Maniatis et al, (1982). cDNA libraries from Murine NFS TPA activated spleen (Clontech cat.# ML1018), murine swiss-albino 3T3 fibroblast (Clontech cat.# 1023b), murine balb/c bone marrow (Clontech cat.# ML1007), murine swiss-webster whole brain (Clontech cat.# ML1002), murine ICR linoleic acid activated pleural macrophage (Clontech cat.# ML1005b), and human 1st-trimester foetal liver (Clontech cat.# HL1005b) were all generated in λgt11. cDNA libraries from murine Balb/c testis (Clontech cat.# ML1020b), murine day 10 embryonic neuro-epithelium (Reid et al, 1990) and human foreskin fibroblast cell line AG1518 (Claesson-Welsh et al, 1989) were generated in λgt10. Around 10⁶ recombinants of each of these libraries were screened on each occasion.

Library screening was carried out as follows. The FD22 (JAK1) PCR cone was labelled by nick-translation (Maniatis et al, 1982) and used to screen the murine libraries. A murine cDNA clone of 1.8 kb was isolated amongst 3 other positives from the neuro-epithelial and bone marrow cDNA libraries. Two full-length human JAK1 cDNA clones were isolated from the unamplified human foreskin fibroblast cell-line AG1518 by using the murine cDNA as a probe. Hybridisation was at 650 C. in 6×SSC; 1% SDS; 0.5% Blotto; 200 μg/ml sonicated and denatured herring sperm DNA. After hybridisation, the stringency of the final wash was 0.2×SSC; 0.1% SDS at 650 C. Filters were autoradiographed overnight using Kodak XAR-5 X-ray film.

For JAK2, the murine macrophage was screened first with the FD 17 (JAK2) PCR clone, yielding 5 positives, and a portion of the longest cDNA clone isolated and used to screen the remaining cDNA libraries. Hybridisation conditions were as above for JAK1.

DNA sequencing

Two strategies were employed for the sequencing of JAK1 and JAK2 cDNA clones. In the case of the human JAK1 sequence, the Erase-a-Base kit (PROMEGA) was employed to generate nested deletions of the largest EcoRI fragment. All of the murine JAK2 sequence data, and the remainder of the human JAK1 sequence, was determined using oligonucleotide primers based on previously determined DNA sequence. In each case the sequence information was generated using the dideoxynucleotide chain termination method (Sanger et al, 1977). All sequence information was determined on both strands.

Northern Analysis

Poly A+ mRNA samples were prepared as elsewhere described elsewhere (Wilks and Kurban, 1988). Aliquots (1 μg) were analysed by electrophoresis on a 1% agarose gel containing 2.2M formaldehyde; 20 mM MOPS, pH 6.8; 1 mM EDTA; 5 mM sodium acetate, and transferred to Hybond (Amersham, cat πRPN303N) or nitrocellulose (Schleicher & Schuell,BA85, cat #401196) membranes. Filters were prehybridised for 4 hr in 50% formamide containing 3×SSC; 5×Denhardts; 10 mM HEPES pH 7.0; 100 μg.ml 1; poly C;100 μg/ml denatured herring sperm DNA; 10 μg/ml E. coli DNA; 0.1% SDS, and hybridised in the same solution with nick-translated ³² P-labelled murine or human JAK1 or JAK2 insert, for 18 hr. at 42° C. Filters were washed to a final stringency of 0.2×SSC; 0.1% SDS at 65° C., before exposure to Kodak XAR-5 X-ray film, with two intensifying screens.

Antibody Reagents and Protein Analysis

Polyclonal rabbit antisera M7 and M8 were raised against affinity purified pGEX/JAK1/1 bacterial fusion protein (see section on kinase assays). Polyclonal antibodies M3 and M4 against the C-terminal peptide (-TSFQNLIECFEALLKC-) of JAK1 were raised in rabbits. Peptide was coupled to Keyhole Limpet Heamocyanin with 0.05% gluteraldehyde, emulsified in Freunds' complete adjuvant and injected intradermally at several sites. The animals were boosted four and seven weeks later with coupled peptide emulsified in Freunds' incomplete adjuvant and bled ten days after the last injection.

Cells were metabolically labelled with either ³⁵ S-methioinine or ³² P-orthophosphate in methionine- or phosphate-free medium containing 100 μCi/ml and 1 mCi/ml isotope respectively. RIPA-buffer (20 mM Tris, pH7.5 containing 1% Triton X100, 1% Na deoxycholate, 0.1% SDS, 1 mM EDTA, 1 mM PMSF) extracts were incubated on ice with antiserum and immune-complexes isolated using Protein A bearing Staphylococus aureus bacteria. Proteins were resolved by SDS-PAGE (Laemmli, 1970) and radioactively labelled bands detected by exposure to X-ray (Kodak XAR-5). The RIPA buffer for ³² P-labelled cells contained in addition 20 mM EDTA, 10 mM NaF, 100 μM orothovanadate as phosphatase inhibitors.

Phosphoamino-acid analysis of excised ³² P-labelled bands was carried out exactly as described by Hunter and Sefton (1980) Western blot analysis was performed as described by Towbin et al. (1979) as modified in Aiemiecki et al (1990) using either alkaline phosphatase or ¹²⁵ I-labelled protein-A as a detection system.

Protein Kinase Assays

A variety of protocols have been tried in order to reveal the PTK activity of the JAK1 protein. First, extraction of murine mammary fibroblasts, Reichmann et al (1989) has been performed in a range of buffers, containing Triton-X100 or Nonidet P40 (1.0%) alone, or with added Sodium Deoxycholate (0.5% or 1.0%) or in RIPA buffer (containing 1.0% Triton-X100; 1.0% Sodium Deoxycholate; 0.1% Sodium Dodecylsulphate). Cells have been extracted in the presence or absence of phosphatase inhibitors, such as 20 mM EDTA, 10 mM NaF and 100 μM Na2V04.

After immunoprecipitation, kinase assays have been performed in a range of ATP concentrations (100 nM-10 mM) or with carrier-free γ-32P-ATP (Amersham cat #10169) in either 20 mM Tris, pH 7.4 or 50 mMM HEPES pH 7.4, with either 10 mM Mn⁺⁺, Mg⁺⁺ or Zn⁺⁺ as divalent cation. Incubations have been performed on ice (15 min), at 25° C. (15 min), at 30° C. (15 min) or at 37° C. (2 min) in the presence or absence of the phosphatase inhibitor Na2V04. Finally, γ-32P-GTP was employed as phosphate donor in lieu of γ-32P-ATP, with no success.

In order to generate the JAK1/glutathione transferase fusion proteins shown in FIG. 4, domain-1 (from nucleotides 1770-2672 in FIG. 2) and the PTK domain (from nucleotides 2672-end in FIG. 2., thus including 5 extra amino acids beyond the ATP binding glycine motif) were each fused into the BamHI site of pGEX2. The fusion protein was induced by the addition of 1 mM IPTG as described elsewhere (Smith and Johnson, 1983) and Western blot analysis performed on an induction time course with the M3 anti-JAK1 serum, and the anti-phosphotyrosine antiserum (Kamps and Sefton, 1988). Several sources of anti-phosphotyrosine antisera were tried. The data in FIG. 4b were obtained using a commercially available monoclonal antibody preparation PY-20 (ICN). In control experiments, induction of the insert-less pGEX or pGEX/JAK1 fusion protein produced no detectable tyrosine phosphorylation of bacterial substrates and the reactivity of the anti-phosphotyrosine antiserum could be completely abolished by the additional of phenyl phosphate.

Computer Aided Sequence Analysis

Amino acid sequence comparisons were performed using an alignment programme from the Staden-based suite of programmes on a VAX VMS 5.2. The phylogenetic analysis of the two kinase-like domains of JAK1 was performed using the tree-building concept of Fitch and Margoliash (1967) as implemented by Feng and Doolittle (1987). The SCORE programme used to construct the difference matrices from which the trees were derived using the BORD and BLEN programmes, were all the gift of Dr. R. Doolittle of the University of California--San Diego.

The sequence alignment shown in FIG. 11 was assembled using the CLUSTRAL program (Higgins and Sharp, 1988) on a VAX VMS 5.2 minocomputer. The homology plot shown in FIG. 10 was assembled using the HOMOLOGY option of the programme SEQMATCH. Database searches with each of the JAK homolgoy domains was reformed using the FASTA programme, based on the Pearson/Lippman algorithm (Pearson and Lippman, 1988).

RACE/Anchor PCR

RACE/Anchor PCR (Frohman et al., 1990; Loh et al., 1990) was performed by a modification of the original protocol. Briefly, 2 μg of poly(A+) mRNA is converted to cDNA using an Amersham cDNA synthesis kit (cat. No. RPN 1256) and 40 ng. of a JAK2 specific oligonucleotide primer (5'-TACACCTTTAAATATTTTTGT-3'). Prior to the addition of the reverse transcriptase, the reaction mixture was heated to 65° C. cDNA synthesis was initiated by the addition of 20 units of reverse transcriptase, and the reaction incubated at 55° C. for 75 minutes. The newly sunthesised cDNA was recovered by passage through a spun sephadex column (Maniatis et al., 1982) followed by ethanol precipitation. The mRNA/cDNA heteroduplex was G-Tailed in 30 μl containing 140 mM potassium cacodylate, 30 mM Tris, (pH7.2), 1 mM CoCl₂, 0.1 mM DTT, 6 mM dGTP and 15 units of TdT (IBI), for 10 minutes at 37° C. The reaction was terminated by heating to 65° C. for 15 minutes and then diluted to 500 μl with 10 mM Tris. HCl (pH7.5). 1 mM EDTA. For the RACE/Anchor PCR, 10 μl of the tailed cDNA was reconstituted into 100 μl PCR buffer (50 mM, KCl, 10 mM Tris. HCl pH8.3!, 1.5 mM MgCl₂, 0.01% gelatin, 200 μM of each dNTP) to this was added 50 ng of "poly-C" oligonucleotide primer (5'-CTCGAGTCGACGAATTC₁₄ -3', and 2.5 units of TAQ polymerase (Cetus). The complementary strand of the cDNA was synthesised with one cycle of 95° C. (5 minutes), 52° C. (5 minutes) and 68° C. (40 minutes), whereupon 500 ng of the "RACE/Anchor" primer (5'-CTCGAGTCGACGAATTC-3', and a nested JAK2 specific primer (5'-CTTGCTTAATACTGACATCA-3') were added and the reaction mix subjected to 30 cycles of 95° C. (1 minute), 52° C. (2 minutes) and 68° C. (5 minutes). The PCR product was phenol/chloroform extracted, precipitated and resuspended in 100 μl of water. The amplified material was then kinased, size fractionated on a low-melting temperature agarose gel and cloned into SmaI cleaved M13mp8. Plaques were screened by hybridisation with a JAK2 cDNA and positives sequenced.

EXAMPLE 2 Isolation and DNA Sequencing of cDNA Clones Encoding JAK1

JAK1 cDNA was cloned using PCR. Northern analysis (FIG. 1a and b) demonstrated that in both mouse and human tissues and cell lines FD22 (JAK1) was encoded by a single widely expressed 5.4 kb mRNA. Human cDNA clones of FD22 (JAK1) were isolated from a human foreskin fibroblast cell line (AG 1518) cDNA library (Claesson-Welsh et al, 1989). Two of the 8 primary isolates cloned contained inserts which were candidates for being full-length cDNAs (˜5.3 kb).

The nucleotide sequence of human JAK1 is shown in FIG. 2. The 5' end of the clone has stop codons in all 3 reading frames prior to the putative initiation ATG. Two ATG start codons in frame with the longest open reading frame were found at positions 40 and 70 in the nucleotide sequence shown in FIG. 2. The first of these is embedded in a particularly poor "Kozak" consensus sequence (Kozak, 1984) (-TAAATGCAG-), whereas the second matches strongly with the optimal consensus sequence defined by Kozak, namely -GCCATGGCT-. The second ATG is considered to be the initiation codon for this protein, since the first one transgresses one of the strongest correlations found in the sequences which precede initiation codons, namely the presence of a T residue (in lieu of an A residue) 3 nucleotides before the ATG sequence. At the 3'end, an in-frame stop codon at position 3502 defines the C-terminus of the protein. A large (1.405 kb) 3' untranslated region containing a polyadenylation signal completes the mRNA sequence.

The JAK1coding region of 3426 bp encodes a protein of 1142 amino-acids with a calculated molecular mass of 132,000 daltons. The PTK catalytic domain is located towards the C-terminus of the JAK1 protein (FIG. 2). In describing the structural features of this domain we have chosen to adopt the nomenclature of Hanks et al (1988). The putative ATP binding site composed of the motif GLY-X-GLY-X-X-GLY- (subdomain I) followed by an invariant lysine residue )subdomain II) is located between amino acid residues 871 and 896 of the JAK1 protein. The core motifs of the PTK catalytic domain (sub-domains VI to IX) are also in their appropriate locations, and are well conserved with respect to their primary sequence and their relationship to each other. The presence of a tyrosine residue at position 1022 in the JAK1 protein, 11 residues C-terminal to sub-domain VII (a similarly placed tyrosine is a site of tyrosine autophosphorylation in v-fps; Weinmaster et al 1984) is a consistent feature of members of the PTK family and is considered diagnostic of membership of this class of kinases. The arginine residue at position 1126 (domain XI) marks the end of the highly conserved regions of the PTK catalytic domain and the entire catalytic domain of 255 amino acids is approximately 28% (with c-fes; Wilks and Kurbon, 1988) to 37% (with TRK; Kozman et al 1988) identical to other functionally defined PTKs. Finally, there is a rare variant of the highly conserved subdomain VIII motif (residues 1032-1039), which is believed to lie close to the active site (Hanks et al 1988). The presence of phenylalanine and tyrosine flanking the conserved tryptophan in this motif is unique to JAK1 and JAK2.

A second protein kinase-related domain (designated here Domain-1) is located between amino acids 578 and 824, 47 amino acids N-terminal to the putative PTK domain. All of the conserved elements of protein kinases are preserved spatially in this domain. In FIG. 2 these elements are numbered with respect to their similarity to the subdomains of protein kinases described by Hanks et al (1988) (with the suffix_(a), e.g. III_(a)) and the amino acid sequences of the two kinases-related domains of JAK1 are compared to each other and to human CDC2 (Lee and Nurse, 1987) in FIG. 3a. The overall structural similarity of this domain to the kinase domains of both the PTK and threonine/serine kinase families strongly suggest that this region of the protein also functions as a protein kinase. There are, however, significant differences in the sequences of key motifs within this domain which suggest that Domain-1 may confer a catalytic activity other than serine/threonine or tyrosine phosphorylation. For example, sub-domain VI_(a) is poorly conserved with respect to the equivalent motifs in the other kinase families, and the normally invariant -ASP-PHE-GLY- sequence of the PTK and threonine/serine kinase families (sub-domain VII_(a)) is replaced by the motif ASP-PRO-GLY- in Domain-1 of JAK1. As has been noted elsewhere, the conservation of the precise sequence of sub-domain VI in the PTK and threonine/serin kinase families appears to correlate with the substrate specificity of the kinase. Thus, it is possible that Domain-1 of the JAK1 kinase has a substrate specificity other than that exhibited by the PTK and threonine/serine kinase has a substrate specificity other than that exhibited by the PTK and threonine/serine kinases. In support of this notion there are subtle differences in the normally consistent spacing between certain key motifs in Domain-1 of JAK1. The components of the ATP binding site (sub-domains I_(a) and II_(a)) are some 7 amino acids further apart in this domain that they are both the PTK family and the threonine/serine kinase family. Moreover, the spacing between sub-domains VI_(a) and VII_(a) in this region is also longer by 9 amino acids. Conversely, the distance between sub-domains VII_(a) and IX_(a) is 7 amino acids shorter than the corresponding region in the PTK catalytic domain. The overall structure of this domain can be expected to be somewhat different to the catalytic domains of the members of the PTK and threonine/serine kinase families.

The sequences N-terminal to Domain-1 bear no homology to any other portion of a previously described protein kinase. Specifically, no homology was detected to the SH2 domain described for the cytoplasmic PTKs such as c-fes/fps (Sadowski et al 1986) GAP (Trahey et al 1988) and the phospholipase-C family of proteins (Sub et al 1988). This is a particularly interesting observation since no other non-receptor PTK has been described which lacks this feature. A hydrophilicity plot failed to demonstrate the present of a hydrophobic domain characteristic of the growth factor receptor type of PTK (FIG. 3b) suggesting that this protein is wholly intracellular like other members of the non-receptor class of PTKs. The one outstanding feature of the JAK1 hydropathy plot is the highly hydrophilic sequence between residues 320-350. This sequence is not conserved in the murine JAK2 protein, however, its remarkable nature suggests that it may well be involved in some function of the JAK1 protein.

Expression of JAK1 protein

Several antisera were generated against the human JAK1 protein. Poplyclonal antisera directed against the hexadecamer -TSFQNLIECFALLKC- (the C-terminal 15 amino acids of JAK1) were raised in rabbits and used to investigate the nature of the JAK1 protein. A second rabbit antiserum was generated using a pGEX bacterial fusion protein containing the entire Domain-1 region of the human JAK1 protein (see Example 1). Preliminary sequence analysis of cDNA clones of murine JAK1 demonstrated that the C-terminus of the human and murine versions of this protein were identical whereas the murine and human Domain-1 regions exhibited a very high degree of identity. Both systems have thus been used interchangably in the investigation of the properties of the JAK1 protein.

Both antisera have been used for Western blot analyses and immunoprecipitation studies and the data confirm the mRNA expression studies shown in FIG. 1. For example, antisera M3 and M8 both immunoprecipitate a protein of the same apparent molecular weight (130 kDaltons) from ³⁵ S-methionine labelled murine breast fibroblasts (FIG. 4a). From the same source, ³² P-orthophosphate labelled JAK1 was immunoprecipitated as a phosphothreonine and phosphoserine containing phosphorprotein. It is a feature characteristic of members of the protein tyrosine kinase family that they are able to accomplish an act of self phosphorylation in vitro. Intriguingly, despite the high degree of sequence similarity held by the PTK-related sequence of JAK1 to the PTK family in general, it was not possible to demonstrate tyrosine kinase catalytic activity in immunoprecipitates of this protein from any of the murine or human sources tested. A wide range of possibilities has been tested in search of suitable conditions for the demonstration of this activity. These are listed in Example 1. The reason for the lack of activity may lie with a steric effect of the antibody in the active site of the enzyme.

In order to determine whether domain-1 or the PTK domain, in isolation, bore catalytic activity, bacterial fusion proteins of each were generated with the glutathione transferase protein of Schistosoma japonigum (Smith and Johnson, 1988) and an attempt was made to demonstrate with the aid of anti-phosphotyrosine antibodies (Kamps and Sefton, 1988) the co-ordinate induction of the fusion protein and tyrosine phosphorylated protein. In this system there is no cross-reactive background of the anti-phosphotyrosine antiserum, since there are no tyrosine kinases in bacteria (FIG. 4b). The phosphorylation of bacterial proteins on tyrosine is thus easily detectable with such a serum. In this series of experiments neither pGEX without insert nor pGESX bearing Domain-1(pGEX/JAK/1/1) demonstrated any tyrosine kinase activity. The pGEX/JAK/1 fusion protein was further purified by affinity chromatography on a reduced glutathione column and have failed to detect any kinase activity using either histones, casaein or enolase as an exogenous substrate. The pattern of inducible tyrosine phosphorylation exhibited by the pGEX PTK fusion protein (pGEX/JAK/2 ) (FIG. 4b) is usually simple for an ectopically expressed PTK fusion protein. Remarkably, the autophosphorylation of the fusion protein itself does not seem to occur, an observation which may go some way toward explaining why we have had difficulty in demonstrating PTK activity in the intact protein.

cDNA clones covering the coding region of the PCR clone FD17(JAK2) have been isolated from a range of murine cDNA libraries. The predicted amino acid sequences of JAK2 and JAK1 show several regions of significant similarity to each other (FIG. 5, see also Example 3).

Phylogenetic Analysis

The phlogenetic relationship of the catalytic domains of most of the protein kinases has been determined using the tree-building programme of Feng and Doolittle (1987). FIG. 6 shows the phylogenetic relationship of the two kinase-related domains of the JAK1 protein to the rest of the kinase family. It is concluded from this family tree that these two domains had a common ancestor which pre-dated the development of the PTK sub-family. It is of interest to note that the kinase-related domains of the ANP-receptor/guanylate cyclase family diverge at a point close by.

EXAMPLE 3 Cloning and Sequencing of JAK2

Sequence of Murine JAK2

The PCR clone FD17 was used as a basis to begin the cloning of longer cDNA clones of murine JAK2. cDNAs were isolated from a range of cDNA libraries, and by RACE (Frohman et al, 1989, Loh et al, 1989). The sequence of murine JAK2 is presented in FIG. 8. The predicted amino acid sequence indicates that this protein is highly related to JAK1. At the C-terminus, and extending approximately 270 amino acids towards the N-terminus (AA 715∝980), are sequences bearing all the hallmarks of a PTK catalytic domain. These are labelled in FIG. 8 according to the Hanks nomenclature. Immediately N-terminal to this (AA 400-660) lies the kinase-related domain characteristic of this class of PTKs (Wilks et al, 1991). The approach outlined in Example 2 in relation to JAK1 was followed and assigned these kinase related domains according to the Hanks nomenclature, appending the suffix Na to denote their origin. One unusual feature of this domain is an apparent insertion of seven amino acids between elements VIIa and VIIIa (Hanks nomenclature; Hanks and Quinn, 1991) with respect to other members of the family. This feature appeared in only one clone of the four sequenced which covered this region, and it remains possible that its presence is due to an infrequent splicing aberration, rather than being of functional significance.

Distribution of JAK2

Northern analysis of the expression of JAK2 in the mouse demonstrated two mRNA transcripts (4.8 and 4.4 kb) hybridizing to the JAK 2 probe under low and high stringency hybridization conditions (FIG. 9). It is intriguing to note that the levels of these transcripts alter with respect to one another in different tissues. For example, the kidney, spleen and lung appear to express predominantly the larger form, whereas ovary, placenta, skeletal (sk) muscle and all murine cell lines analyzed express both forms at about equal levels. Under lower stringency hybridization conditions the murine JAK2 probe recognizes human JAK 2 RNA (K562), however, only the smaller transcript of 4.4 kb could be detected. At this point, the origins of either of the two transcripts are unclear and no differential splicing events which could account for the differences between them could be detected. However, the major source of size differential in these transcripts may lie in the use of different polyadenylation signals. JAK2 is widely expressed in mouse organs, albeit to different levels. High expression was found in thymus, skeletal muscle, ovary and placenta, but JAK2 transcripts were barely detectable in testes or liver. In addition, JAK2 expression was detected in murine cell lines of fibroblastic (30F, NIH), epithelial (31D) and hemopoietic (30.1) origin.

JAK Family Homology Domains

The cloning of JAK1 and JAK2 has facilitated the identification of JAK family homology domains. FIG. 10 shows a comparison of the amino acid sequences of JAK1. Sequence identity between these two proteins manifests itself as seven clearly defined homology domains. These seven domains are defined at a primary sequence level in FIG. 11. The PTK domain is classified as the JAK-homology Domain 1 (JH1), the second kinase related domain as the JH2 Domain, and so on to JH7. The boundaries of the JAK homology domains are arbitrary, and may or may not define functional domains. However, their delineation is a useful device to aid the consideration of the overall structural similarity of this class of proteins. The structure of the JH1 and JH2 Domains are described in Example 2. The JH3 is one of the least highly conserved of the JAK homology domains, each family member bearing between 35% (JAK2) to 50% (JAK1) of the deduced consensus sequence. The JH4 domain bears the sequence -GLYVLRWS- close to its C-terminal boundary, which has some degree of homology to the SH2 domain core sequence (see below). In addition, the most highly conserved sub-domain of this region bears a potential tyrosine phosphorylation site, namely, -VDGYFRI-. Overall, the JH4 domain has between 51% (JAK2) and 64% (JAK1) of the deduced consensus sequence for this domain. Each of the remaining JAK homology domains has been independently screened against the NBRL and EMBASG databases using the FASTA programme. There were no compelling homologous found with anything in these databases. It is concluded that these domains are structurally and functionally conserved in members of the JAK family of PTKs, but may not, in contradistinction to the SH2 and SH3 domains of the src family of PTKs, have a role to play in other signal transduction molecules.

The apparent absence of an SH2 domain in any of the JAK family of PTKs is intriguing. Subtle sequence similarities have been detected between SH2 consensus sequences and portions of the JH3 and JH4 domains (H. Hanafusa and A. Bemards, personal communication). FIG. 12 shows an alignment of these two domains. Whilst the similarity of the JH3 domain to SH2 domains is most evident in the region surrounding the SH2 core sequence (FLVRES), the homology does not extend far in either direction beyond this region, and only reappears again close to the C-terminal boundary of the SH2 domain. This lack of extensive homology, particularly in many of those elements most highly conserved between SH2 domains (Koch et al, 1991) (presumably indicating those residues most intimately involved in the conserved function of this domain), suggests that the homology detected is either happenstance, or the product of considerable sequence divergence in evolution. The SH2 domain is currently believed to interact with phosphorylated tyrosine residues on the substrates of PTKs (reviewed in Pawson, 1989; Koch et al, 1991). Whether the JH3/JH4 domains play a similar functional role remains to be determined.

EXAMPLE 4

To show that the JAKs are represented in a range of animals, oligonucleotide probes were prepared and used to amplify and screen genomes from a variety of animals. JAK DNA was detected in Drosophila, xenopus, mouse and human genomes. The main conserved sequence was DPG common to all animals tested.

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#a Ile Ser His Tyr     175                 1 - #80                 1 - #85     - GCC ATG ATG AAG AAG ATG CAG TTG CCA GAA CT - #G CCC AAG GAC ATC      79 - #9     Ala Met Met Lys Lys Met Gln Leu Pro Glu Le - #u Pro Lys Asp Ile     190                 1 - #95                 2 - #00     - AGC TAC AAG CGA TAT ATT CCA GAA ACA TTG AA - #T AAG TCC ATC AGA      84 - #4     Ser Tyr Lys Arg Tyr Ile Pro Glu Thr Leu As - #n Lys Ser Ile Arg     205                 2 - #10                 2 - #15     - CAG AGG AAC CTT CTC ACC AGG ATG CGG ATA AA - #T AAT GTT TTC AAG      88 - #9     Gln Arg Asn Leu Leu Thr Arg Met Arg Ile As - #n Asn Val Phe Lys     220                 2 - #25                 2 - #30     - GAT TTC CTA AAG GAA TTT AAC AAC AAG ACC AT - #T TGT GAC AGC AGC      93 - #4     Asp Phe Leu Lys Glu Phe Asn Asn Lys Thr Il - #e Cys Asp Ser Ser     235                 2 - #40                 2 - #45     - GTG TCC ACG CAT GAC CTG AAG GTG AAA TAC TT - #G GCT ACC TTG GAA      97 - #9     Val Ser Thr His Asp Leu Lys Val Lys Tyr Le - 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#u Glu Asn Lys Asp     325                 3 - #30                 3 - #35     - AAG AAG GAT GAG GAG AAA AAC AAG ATC CGG GA - #A GAG TGG AAC AAT     1249     Lys Lys Asp Glu Glu Lys Asn Lys Ile Arg Gl - #u Glu Trp Asn Asn     340                 3 - #45                 3 - #50     - TTT TCA TTC TTC CCT GAA ATC ACT CAC ATT GT - #A ATA AAG GAG TCT     1294     Phe Ser Phe Phe Pro Glu Ile Thr His Ile Va - #l Ile Lys Glu Ser     355                 3 - #60                 3 - #65     - GTG GTC AGC ATT AAC AAG CAG GAC AAC AAG AA - #A ATG GAA CTG AAG     1339     Val Val Ser Ile Asn Lys Gln Asp Asn Lys Ly - #s Met Glu Leu Lys     370                 3 - #75                 3 - #80     - CTC TCT TCC CAC GAG GAG GCC TTG TCC TTT GT - #G TCC CTG GTA GAT     1384     Leu Ser Ser His Glu Glu Ala Leu Ser Phe Va - #l Ser Leu Val Asp     385                 3 - #90                 3 - #95     - GGC TAC TTC CGG CTC ACA GCA GAT GCC CAT CA - #T TAC CTC TGC ACC     1429     Gly Tyr Phe Arg Leu Thr Ala Asp Ala His Hi - #s Tyr Leu Cys Thr     400                 4 - #05                 4 - #10     - GAC GTG GCC CCC CCG TTG ATC GTC CAC AAC AT - #A CAG AAT GGC TGT     1474     Asp Val Ala Pro Pro Leu Ile Val His Asn Il - #e Gln Asn Gly Cys     415                 4 - #20                 4 - #25     - CAT GGT CCA ATC TGT ACA GAA TAC GCC ATC AA - #T AAA TTG CGG CAA     1519     His Gly Pro Ile Cys Thr Glu Tyr Ala Ile As - #n Lys Leu Arg Gln     430                 4 - #35                 4 - #40     - GAA GGA AGC GAG GAG GGG ATG TAC GTG CTG AG - #G TGG AGC TGC ACC     1564     Glu Gly Ser Glu Glu Gly Met Tyr Val Leu Ar - #g Trp Ser Cys Thr     445                 4 - #50                 4 - #55     - GAC TTT GAC AAC ATC CTC ATG ACC GTC ACC TG - #C TTT GAG AAG TCT     1609     Asp Phe Asp Asn Ile Leu Met Thr Val Thr Cy - #s Phe Glu Lys Ser     460                 4 - #65                 4 - #70     - GAG CAG GTG CAG GGT GCC CAG AAG CAG TTC AA - #G AAC TTT CAG ATC     1654     Glu Gln Val Gln Gly Ala Gln Lys Gln Phe Ly - #s Asn Phe Gln Ile     475                 4 - #80                 4 - #85     - GAG GTG CAG AAG GGC CGC TAC AGT CTG CAC GG - #T TCG GAC CGC AGC     1699     Glu Val Gln Lys Gly Arg Tyr Ser Leu His Gl - #y Ser Asp Arg Ser     490                 4 - #95                 5 - #00     - TTC CCC AGC TTG GGA GAC CTC ATG AGC CAC CT - #C AAG AAG CAG ATC     1744     Phe Pro Ser Leu Gly Asp Leu Met Ser His Le - #u Lys Lys Gln Ile     505                 5 - #10                 5 - #15     - CTG CGC ACG GAT AAC ATC AGC TTC ATG CTA AA - #A CGC TGC TGC CAG     1789     Leu Arg Thr Asp Asn Ile Ser Phe Met Leu Ly - #s Arg Cys Cys Gln     520                 5 - #25                 5 - #30     - CCC AAG CCC CGA GAA ATC TCC AAC CTG CTG GT - #G GCT ACT AAG AAA     1834     Pro Lys Pro Arg Glu Ile Ser Asn Leu Leu Va - #l Ala Thr Lys Lys     535                 5 - #40                 5 - #45     - GCC CAG GAG TGG CAG CCC GTC TAC CCC ATG AG - #C CAG CTG AGT TTC     1879     Ala Gln Glu Trp Gln Pro Val Tyr Pro Met Se - #r Gln Leu Ser Phe     550                 5 - #55                 5 - #60     - GAT CGG ATC CTC AAG AAG GAT CTG GTG CAG GG - #C GAG CAC CTT GGG     1924     Asp Arg Ile Leu Lys Lys Asp Leu Val Gln Gl - #y Glu His Leu Gly     565                 5 - #70                 5 - #75     - AGA GGC ACG AGA ACA CAC ATC TAT TCT GGG AC - #C CTG ATG GAT TAC     1969     Arg Gly Thr Arg Thr His Ile Tyr Ser Gly Th - #r Leu Met Asp Tyr     580                 5 - #85                 5 - #90     - AAG GAT GAC GAA GGA ACT TCT GAA GAG AAG AA - #G ATA AAA GTG ATC     2014     Lys Asp Asp Glu Gly Thr Ser Glu Glu Lys Ly - #s Ile Lys Val Ile     595                 6 - #00                 6 - #05     - CTC AAA GTC TTA GAC CCC AGC CAC AGG GAT AT - #T TCC CTG GCC TTC     2059     Leu Lys Val Leu Asp Pro Ser His Arg Asp Il - #e Ser Leu Ala Phe     605                 6 - #15                 6 - #20     - TTC GAG GCA GCC AGC ATG ATG AGA CAG GTC TC - #C CAC AAA CAC ATC     2104     Phe Glu Ala Ala Ser Met Met Arg Gln Val Se - #r His Lys His Ile     625                 6 - #30                 6 - #35     - GTG TAC CTC TAT GGC GTC TGT GTC CGC GAC GT - #G GAG AAT ATC ATG     2149     Val Tyr Leu Tyr Gly Val Cys Val Arg Asp Va - #l Glu Asn Ile Met     640                 6 - #45                 6 - #50     - GTG GAA GAG TTT GTG GAA GGG GGT CCT CTG GA - #T CTC TTC ATG CAC     2194     Val Glu Glu Phe Val Glu Gly Gly Pro Leu As - #p Leu Phe Met His     655                 6 - #60                 6 - #65     - CGG AAA AGT GAT GTC CTT ACC ACA CCA TGG AA - #A TTC AAA GTT GCC     2239     Arg Lys Ser Asp Val Leu Thr Thr Pro Trp Ly - #s Phe Lys Val Ala     670                 6 - #75                 6 - #80     - AAA CAG CTG GCC AGT GCC CTG AGC TAC TTG GA - #G GAT AAA GAC CTG     2284     Lys Gln Leu Ala Ser Ala Leu Ser Tyr Leu Gl - #u Asp Lys Asp Leu     685                 6 - #90                 6 - #95     - GTC CAT GGA AAT GTG TGT ACT AAA AAC CTC CT - #C CTG GCC CGT GAG     2329     Val His Gly Asn Val Cys Thr Lys Asn Leu Le - #u Leu Ala Arg Glu     700                 7 - #05                 7 - #10     - GGA ATC GAC AGT GAG TGT GGC CCA TTC ATC AA - #G CTC AGT GAC CCC     2374     Gly Ile Asp Ser Glu Cys Gly Pro Phe Ile Ly - #s Leu Ser Asp Pro     715                 7 - #20                 7 - #25     - GGC ATC CCC ATT ACG GTG CTG TCT AGG CAA GA - #A TGC ATT GAA CGA     2419     Gly Ile Pro Ile Thr Val Leu Ser Arg Gln Gl - #u Cys Ile Glu Arg     730                 7 - #35                 7 - #40     - ATC CCA TGG ATT GCT CCT GAG TGT GTT GAG GA - #C TCC AAG AAC CTG     2464     Ile Pro Trp Ile Ala Pro Glu Cys Val Glu As - #p Ser Lys Asn Leu     745                 7 - #50                 7 - #55     - AGT GTG GCT GCT GAC AAG TGG AGC TTT GGA AC - #C ACG CTC TGG GAA     2509     Ser Val Ala Ala Asp Lys Trp Ser Phe Gly Th - #r Thr Leu Trp Glu     760                 7 - #65                 7 - #70     - ATC TGC TAC AAT GGC GAG ATC CCC TTG AAA GA - #C AAG ACG CTG ATT     2554     Ile Cys Tyr Asn Gly Glu Ile Pro Leu Lys As - #p Lys Thr Leu Ile     775                 7 - #80                 7 - #85     - GAG AAA GAG AGA TTC TAT GAA AGC CGG TGC AG - #G CCA GTG ACA CCA     2599     Glu Lys Glu Arg Phe Tyr Glu Ser Arg Cys Ar - #g Pro Val Thr Pro     790                 7 - #95                 8 - #00     - TCA TGT AAG GAG CTG GCT GAC CTC ATG ACC CG - #C TGC ATG AAC TAT     2644     Ser Cys Lys Glu Leu Ala Asp Leu Met Thr Ar - #g Cys Met Asn Tyr     805                 8 - #10                 8 - #15     - GAC CCC AAT CAG AGG CCT TTC TTC CGA GCC AT - #C ATG AGA GAC ATT     2689     Asp Pro Asn Gln Arg Pro Phe Phe Arg Ala Il - #e Met Arg Asp Ile     820                 8 - #25                 8 - #30     - AAT AAG CTT GAA GAG CAG AAT CCA GAT ATT GT - #T TCC AGA AAA AAA     2734     Asn Lys Leu Glu Glu Gln Asn Pro Asp Ile Va - #l Ser Arg Lys Lys     835                 8 - #40                 8 - #45     - AAC CAG CCA ACT GAA GTG GAC CCC ACA CAT TT - #T GAG AAG CGC TTC     2779     Asn Gln Pro Thr Glu Val Asp Pro Thr His Ph - #e Glu Lys Arg Phe     850                 8 - #55                 8 - #60     - CTA AAG AGG ATC CGT GAC TTG GGA GAG GGC CA - #C TTT GGG AAG GTT     2824     Leu Lys Arg Ile Arg Asp Leu Gly Glu Gly Hi - #s Phe Gly Lys Val     865                 8 - #70                 8 - #75     - GAG CTC TGC AGG TAT GAC CCC GAA GAC AAT AC - #A GGG GAG CAG GTG     2869     Glu Leu Cys Arg Tyr Asp Pro Glu Asp Asn Th - #r Gly Glu Gln Val     880                 8 - #85                 8 - #90     - GCT GTT AAA TCT CTG AAG CCT GAG AGT GGA GG - #T AAC CAC ATA GCT     2914     Ala Val Lys Ser Leu Lys Pro Glu Ser Gly Gl - #y Asn His Ile Ala     895                 9 - #00                 9 - #05     - GAT CTG AAA AAG GAA ATC GAG ATC TTA AGG AA - #C CTC TAT CAT GAG     2959     Asp Leu Lys Lys Glu Ile Glu Ile Leu Arg As - #n Leu Tyr His Glu     910                 9 - #15                 9 - #20     - AAC ATT GTG AAG TAC AAA GGA ATC TGC ACA GA - #A GAC GGA GGA AAT     3004     Asn Ile Val Lys Tyr Lys Gly Ile Cys Thr Gl - #u Asp Gly Gly Asn     925                 9 - #30                 9 - #35     - GGT ATT AAG CTC ATC ATG GAA TTT CTG CCT TC - #G GGA AGC CTT AAG     3049     Gly Ile Lys Leu Ile Met Glu Phe Leu Pro Se - #r Gly Ser Leu Lys     940                 9 - #45                 9 - #50     - GAA TAT CTT CCA AAG AAT AAG AAC AAA ATA AA - #C CTC AAA CAG CAG     3094     Glu Tyr Leu Pro Lys Asn Lys Asn Lys Ile As - #n Leu Lys Gln Gln     955                 9 - #60                 9 - #65     - CTA AAA TAT GCC GTT CAG ATT TGT AAG GGG AT - #G GAC TAT TTG GGT     3139     Leu Lys Tyr Ala Val Gln Ile Cys Lys Gly Me - #t Asp Tyr Leu Gly     970                 9 - #75                 9 - #80     - TCT CGG CAA TAC GTT CAC CGG GAC TTG GCA GC - #A AGA AAT GTC CTT     3184     Ser Arg Gln Tyr Val His Arg Asp Leu Ala Al - #a Arg Asn Val Leu     985                 9 - #90                 9 - #95     - GTT GAG AGT GAA CAC CAA GTG AAA ATT GGA GA - #C TTC GGT TTA ACC     3229     Val Glu Ser Glu His Gln Val Lys Ile Gly As - #p Phe Gly Leu Thr     1000                1005 - #                1010     - AAA GCA ATT GAA ACC GAT AAG GAG TAT TAC AC - #C GTC AAG GAT GAC     3274     Lys Ala Ile Glu Thr Asp Lys Glu Tyr Tyr Th - #r Val Lys Asp Asp     1015                1020 - #                1025     - CGG GAC AGC CCT GTG TTT TGG TAT GCT CCA GA - #A TGT TTA ATG CAA     3319     Arg Asp Ser Pro Val Phe Trp Tyr Ala Pro Gl - #u Cys Leu Met Gln     1030                1035 - #                1040     - TCT AAA TTT TAT ATT GCC TCT GAC GTC TGG TC - #T TTT GGA GTC ACT     3364     Ser Lys Phe Tyr Ile Ala Ser Asp Val Trp Se - #r Phe Gly Val Thr     1045                1050 - #                1055     - CTG CAT GAG CTG CTG ACT TAC TGT GAT TCA GA - #T TCT AGT CCC ATG     3409     Leu His Glu Leu Leu Thr Tyr Cys Asp Ser As - #p Ser Ser Pro Met     1060                1065 - #                1070     - GCT TTG TTC CTG AAA ATG ATA GGC CCA ACC CA - #T GGC CAG ATG ACA     3454     Ala Leu Phe Leu Lys Met Ile Gly Pro Thr Hi - #s Gly Gln Met Thr     1075                1080 - #                1085     - GTC ACA AGA CTT GTG AAT ACG TTA AAA GAA GG - #A AAA CGC CTG CCG     3499     Val Thr Arg Leu Val Asn Thr Leu Lys Glu Gl - #y Lys Arg Leu Pro     1090                1095 - #                1100     - TGC CCA CCT AAC TGT CCA GAT GAG GTT TAT CA - #G CTT ATG AGA AAA     3544     Cys Pro Pro Asn Cys Pro Asp Glu Val Tyr Gl - #n Leu Met Arg Lys     1105                1110 - #                1115     - TGC TGG GAA TTC CAA CCA TCC AAT CGG ACA AG - #C TTT CAG AAC CTT     3589     Cys Trp Glu Phe Gln Pro Ser Asn Arg Thr Se - #r Phe Gln Asn Leu     1120                1135 - #                1130     - ATT GAA GGA TTT GAA GCA CTT TTA AAA TAAGAAGCA - #T GAATAACATT     3636     Ile Glu Gly Phe Glu Ala Leu Leu Lys     1135                1140     - TAAATTCCAC AGATTATCAA GTCCTTCTCC TGCAACAAAT GCCCAAGTCA TT - #TTTTAAAA     3696     - ATTTCTAATG AAAGAAGTTT GTGTTCTGTC CAAAAAGTCA CTGAACTCAT AC - #TTCAGTAC     3756     - ATATACATGT ATAAGGCACA CTGTAGTGCT TAATATGTGT AAGGACTTCC TC - #TTTAAATT     3816     - TGCACCAGTA ACTTAGTGAC ACATAATGAC AACCAAAATA TTTGAAAGCA CT - #TAAGCACT     3876     - CCTCCTTGTG GAAAGAATAT ACCACCATTT CATCTGGCTA GTTCACCATC AC - #AACTGCAT     3936     - TACCAAAAGG GGATTTTTGA AAACGAGGAG TTGACCAAAA TAATATCTGA AG - #ATGATTGC     3996     - TTTTCCCTGC TGCCAGCTGA CTGAAATGTT TTCCTGGCAC ATTAATCATA GA - #TAAAGAAG     4056     - ATTGATGGAC TTAGCCCTCA AACAGTATCT ATACAGTACT AGACCATGCA TT - #CTTAAAAT     4116     - ATTAGATACC AGGTAGTATA TATTGTTTCT GTACAAAAAT GACTGTATTC TC - #TCACCAGT     4176     - AGGACTTAAA CTTTGTTTCT CCAGTGGCTT AGCTCCTGTT CCTTTGGGTG AT - #CACTAG     4234     - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:2:     -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     #pairs    (A) LENGTH: 3495 base               (B) TYPE:  nucleic a - #cid               (D) STRANDEDNESS:  sing - #le               (D) TOPOLOGY:  linear     -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE:  nucleic acid     -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION:  SEQ ID NO: - # 2:     CTG CTT GAT GAC TTT GTC ATG TCT TAC CTT TC - #C CCT CAG TGG CGG     #45     Leu Leu Asp Asp Phe Val Met Ser Tyr Leu Se - #r Pro Gln Trp Arg     #                 15     - CAT GAT TTT GTT CAC GGA TGG ATA AAA GTA CC - #T GTG ACT CAT GAA     #90     His Asp Phe Val His Gly Trp Ile Lys Val Pr - #o Val Thr His Glu     #                 30     - ACT CAG GAA GAG TGT CTT GGG ATG GCG GTG TT - #A GAC ATG ATG AGA      13 - #5     Thr Gln Glu Glu Cys Leu Gly Met Ala Val Le - #u Asp Met Met Arg     #                 45     - ATA GCT AAG GAG AAA GAC CAG ACT CCA CTG GC - #T GTC TAT AAC TCT      18 - #0     Ile Ala Lys Glu Lys Asp Gln Thr Pro Leu Al - #a Val Tyr Asn Ser     #                 60     - GTC AGC TAC AAG ACA TTC TTA CCA AAG TGC GT - #T CGA GCG AAG ATC      22 - #5     Val Ser Tyr Lys Thr Phe Leu Pro Lys Cys Va - #l Arg Ala Lys Ile     #                 75     - CAA GAC TAT CAC ATT TTA ACC CGG AAG CGA AT - #C AGG TAC AGA TTT      27 - #0     Gln Asp Tyr His Ile Leu Thr Arg Lys Arg Il - #e Arg Tyr Arg Phe     #                 90     - CGC AGA TTC ATT CAG CAA TTC AGT CAA TGT AA - #A GCC ACT GCC AGG      31 - #5     Arg Arg Phe Ile Gln Gln Phe Ser Gln Cys Ly - #s Ala Thr Ala Arg     #                105     - AAC CTA AAA CTT AAG TAT CTT ATA AAC CTG GA - #A ACC CTG CAG TCT      36 - #0     Asn Leu Lys Leu Lys Tyr Leu Ile Asn Leu Gl - #u Thr Leu Gln Ser     #               120     - GCC TTC TAC ACA GAA CAG TTT GAA GTA AAA GA - #A TCT GCA AGA GGT      40 - #5     Ala Phe Tyr Thr Glu Gln Phe Glu Val Lys Gl - #u Ser Ala Arg Gly     #               135     - CCT TCA GGT GAG GAG ATT TTT GCA ACC ATT AT - #A ATA ACT GGA AAC      45 - #0     Pro Ser Gly Glu Glu Ile Phe Ala Thr Ile Il - #e Ile Thr Gly Asn     #               150     - GGT GGA ATT CAG TGG TCA AGA GGG AAA CAT AA - #G GAA AGT GAG ACA      49 - #5     Gly Gly Ile Gln Trp Ser Arg Gly Lys His Ly - #s Glu Ser Glu Thr     #               165     - CTG ACA GAA CAG GAC GTA CAG TTA TAT TGT GA - #T TTC CCT GAT ATT      54 - #0     Leu Thr Glu Gln Asp Val Gln Leu Tyr Cys As - #p Phe Pro Asp Ile     #               180     - ATT GAT GTC AGT ATT AAG CAA GCA AAT CAG GA - #A TGC TCA ACT GAA      58 - #5     Ile Asp Val Ser Ile Lys Gln Ala Asn Gln Gl - #u Cys Ser Thr Glu     #               195     - AGT AGA GTT GTG ACC GTC CAC AAG CAG GAC GG - #G AAG GTC TTG GAA      63 - #0     Ser Arg Val Val Thr Val His Lys Gln Asp Gl - #y Lys Val Leu Glu     #               210     - ATA GAA CTT AGC TCA TTA AAA GAA GCC TTG TC - #A TTC GTG TCA TTA      67 - #5     Ile Glu Leu Ser Ser Leu Lys Glu Ala Leu Se - #r Phe Val Ser Leu     #               225     - ATT GAC GGG TAT TAC AGA CTA ACT GCG GAT GC - #A CAC CAT TAC CTC      72 - #0     Ile Asp Gly Tyr Tyr Arg Leu Thr Ala Asp Al - #a His His Tyr Leu     #               240     - TGC AAA GAG GTG GCT CCC CCA GCT GTG TTC GA - #G AAC ATA CAC AGC      76 - #5     Cys Lys Glu Val Ala Pro Pro Ala Val Phe Gl - #u Asn Ile His Ser     #               255     - AAC TGC CAC GGC CCA ATT TCA ATG GAT TTT GC - #C ATC AGC AAA CTA      81 - #0     Asn Cys His Gly Pro Ile Ser Met Asp Phe Al - #a Ile Ser Lys Leu     #               270     - AAG AAG GCA GGA AAC CAG ACT GGA CTG TAT GT - #A CTT CGA TGT AGC      85 - #5     Lys Lys Ala Gly Asn Gln Thr Gly Leu Tyr Va - #l Leu Arg Cys Ser     #               285     - CCT AAG GAC TTC AAC AAA TAC TTC CTG ACC TT - #T GCC GTT GAG CGA      90 - #0     Pro Lys Asp Phe Asn Lys Tyr Phe Leu Thr Ph - #e Ala Val Glu Arg     #               300     - GAA AAT GTT ATT GAA TAT AAA CAC TGT TTG AT - #T ACA AAG AAT GAG      94 - #5     Glu Asn Val Ile Glu Tyr Lys His Cys Leu Il - #e Thr Lys Asn Glu     #               315     - AAT GGA GAG TAC AAC CTC AGT GGG ACT AAG AG - #G AAC TTC AGT AGT      99 - #0     Asn Gly Glu Tyr Asn Leu Ser Gly Thr Lys Ar - #g Asn Phe Ser Ser     #               330     - CTT AAG GAC CTT TTG AAT TGC TAC CAG ATG GA - #A ACT GTG CGC TCA     1035     Leu Lys Asp Leu Leu Asn Cys Tyr Gln Met Gl - #u Thr Val Arg Ser     #               345     - GAC AGT ATC ATC TTC CAG TTC ACC AAA TGC TG - #T CCT CCA AAG CCG     1080     Asp Ser Ile Ile Phe Gln Phe Thr Lys Cys Cy - #s Pro Pro Lys Pro     #               360     - AAA GAT AAA TCA AAC CTT CTT GTC TTC AGA AC - #A AAT GGT GTT TCT     1125     Lys Asp Lys Ser Asn Leu Leu Val Phe Arg Th - #r Asn Gly Val Ser     #               375     - GAT GTT CAG CTC TCA CCA ACA TTA CAG AGG CA - #T AAT AAT GTG AAT     1170     Asp Val Gln Leu Ser Pro Thr Leu Gln Arg Hi - #s Asn Asn Val Asn     #               390     - CAA ATG GTG TTT CAC AAA ATC AGG AAT GAA GA - #T TTG ATA TTT AAT     1215     Gln Met Val Phe His Lys Ile Arg Asn Glu As - #p Leu Ile Phe Asn     #               405     - GAA AGC CTT GGC CAA GGC ACT TTT ACA AAA AT - #A TTT AAA GGT GTA     1260     Glu Ser Leu Gly Gln Gly Thr Phe Thr Lys Il - #e Phe Lys Gly Val     #               420     - AGA AGA GAA GTT GGA GAT TAT GGT CAG CTG CA - #C GAA ACC GAA GTT     1305     Arg Arg Glu Val Gly Asp Tyr Gly Gln Leu Hi - #s Glu Thr Glu Val     #               435     - CTT TTG AAA GTC CTA GAT AAA GCA CAT AGA AA - #C TAT TCA GAG TCT     1350     Leu Leu Lys Val Leu Asp Lys Ala His Arg As - #n Tyr Ser Glu Ser     #               450     - TTC TTT GAA GCA GCA AGC ATG ATG AGT CAG CT - #T TCT CAC AAG CAT     1395     Phe Phe Glu Ala Ala Ser Met Met Ser Gln Le - #u Ser His Lys His     #               465     - TTG GTT TTG AAT TAT GGA GTA TGT GTC TGT GG - #A GAG GAG AAC ATT     1440     Leu Val Leu Asn Tyr Gly Val Cys Val Cys Gl - #y Glu Glu Asn Ile     #               480     - TTG GTT CAA GAG TTT GTA AAA TTT GGA TCA CT - #G GAT ACA TAC CTG     1485     Leu Val Gln Glu Phe Val Lys Phe Gly Ser Le - #u Asp Thr Tyr Leu     #               495     - AAG AAG AAC AAA AAT TCT ATA AAT ATA TTA TG - #G AAA CTT GGA GTG     1530     Lys Lys Asn Lys Asn Ser Ile Asn Ile Leu Tr - #p Lys Leu Gly Val     #               510     - GCG AAG CAG TTG GCA TGG GCC ATG CAC TTC CT - #C GAA GAA AAA TCC     1575     Ala Lys Gln Leu Ala Trp Ala Met His Phe Le - #u Glu Glu Lys Ser     #               525     - CTT ATT CAT GGG AAT GTG TGT GCT AAA AAT AT - #C CTG CTT ATC AGA     1620     Leu Ile His Gly Asn Val Cys Ala Lys Asn Il - #e Leu Leu Ile Arg     #               540     - GAA GAA GAC AGG AGA ACG GGG AAC CCA CCT TT - #C ATC AAA CTT AGT     1665     Glu Glu Asp Arg Arg Thr Gly Asn Pro Pro Ph - #e Ile Lys Leu Ser     #               555     - GAT CCT GGC ATT AGC ATT ACA GTT CTA CCG AA - #G GAC ATT TCT TCC     1710     Asp Pro Gly Ile Ser Ile Thr Val Leu Pro Ly - #s Asp Ile Ser Ser     #               570     - TGT TGT TTC CAA GTT CTT CAG GAG AGA ATA CC - #A TGG GTA CCA CCT     1755     Cys Cys Phe Gln Val Leu Gln Glu Arg Ile Pr - #o Trp Val Pro Pro     #               585     - GAG TGC ATT GAG AAT CCT AAA AAT CTA ACT CT - #G GCA ACA GAC AAG     1800     Glu Cys Ile Glu Asn Pro Lys Asn Leu Thr Le - #u Ala Thr Asp Lys     #               600     - TGG AGC TTC GGG ACC ACT CTG TGG GAG ATC TG - #C AGT GGA GGA GAT     1845     Trp Ser Phe Gly Thr Thr Leu Trp Glu Ile Cy - #s Ser Gly Gly Asp     #               615     - AAG CCC CTG AGT GCT CTG GAT TCT CAA AGA AA - #G CTG CAG TTC TAT     1890     Lys Pro Leu Ser Ala Leu Asp Ser Gln Arg Ly - #s Leu Gln Phe Tyr     #               630     - GAA GAT AAG CAT CAG CTT CCT GCA CCC AAG TG - #G ACA GAG TTG GCA     1935     Glu Asp Lys His Gln Leu Pro Ala Pro Lys Tr - #p Thr Glu Leu Ala     #               645     - AAC CTT ATA AAT AAT TGC ATG GAC TAT GAG CC - #A GAT TTC AGG CCT     1980     Asn Leu Ile Asn Asn Cys Met Asp Tyr Glu Pr - #o Asp Phe Arg Pro     #               660     - GCT TTC AGA GCT GTC ATC CGT GAT CTT AAC AG - #C CTG TTT ACT CCA     2025     Ala Phe Arg Ala Val Ile Arg Asp Leu Asn Se - #r Leu Phe Thr Pro     #               675     - GAT TAT GAA CTA CTA ACA GAA AAT GAC ATG CT - #A CCA AAC ATG AGA     2070     Asp Tyr Glu Leu Leu Thr Glu Asn Asp Met Le - #u Pro Asn Met Arg     #               690     - ATA GGT GCC CTA GGG TTT TCT GGT GCT TTT GA - #A GAC AGG GAC CCT     2115     Ile Gly Ala Leu Gly Phe Ser Gly Ala Phe Gl - #u Asp Arg Asp Pro     #               705     - ACA CAG TTT GAA GAG AGA CAC TTG AAG TTT CT - #A CAG CAG CTT GGC     2160     Thr Gln Phe Glu Glu Arg His Leu Lys Phe Le - #u Gln Gln Leu Gly     #               720     - AAA GGT AAC TTC GGG AGT GTG GAG ATG TGC CG - #C TAT GAC CCG CTG     2205     Lys Gly Asn Phe Gly Ser Val Glu Met Cys Ar - #g Tyr Asp Pro Leu     #               735     - CAG GAC AAC ACT GGC GAG GTG GTC GCT GTG AA - #G AAA CTC CAG CAC     2250     Gln Asp Asn Thr Gly Glu Val Val Ala Val Ly - #s Lys Leu Gln His     #               750     - AGC ACT GAA GAG CAC CTC CGA GAC TTT GAG AG - #G GAG ATC GAG ATC     2295     Ser Thr Glu Glu His Leu Arg Asp Phe Glu Ar - #g Glu Ile Glu Ile     #               765     - CTG AAA TCC TTG CAG CAT GAC AAC ATC GTC AA - #G TAC AAG GGA GTG     2340     Leu Lys Ser Leu Gln His Asp Asn Ile Val Ly - #s Tyr Lys Gly Val     #               780     - TGC TAC AGT GCG GGT CGG CGC AAC CTA AGA TT - #A ATT ATG GAA TAT     2385     Cys Tyr Ser Ala Gly Arg Arg Asn Leu Arg Le - #u Ile Met Glu Tyr     #               795     - TTA CCA TAT GGA AGT TTA CGA GAC TAT CTC CA - #A AAA CAT AAA GAA     2430     Leu Pro Tyr Gly Ser Leu Arg Asp Tyr Leu Gl - #n Lys His Lys Glu     #               810     - CGG ATA GAT CAC AAA AAA CTT CTT CAA TAC AC - #A TCT CAG ATA TGC     2475     Arg Ile Asp His Lys Lys Leu Leu Gln Tyr Th - #r Ser Gln Ile Cys     #               825     - AAG GGC ATG GAA TAT CTT GGT ACA AAA AGG TA - #T ATC CAC AGG GAC     2520     Lys Gly Met Glu Tyr Leu Gly Thr Lys Arg Ty - #r Ile His Arg Asp     #               840     - CTG GCA ACA AGG AAC ATA TTG GTG GAA AAT GA - #G AAC AGG GTT AAA     2565     Leu Ala Thr Arg Asn Ile Leu Val Glu Asn Gl - #u Asn Arg Val Lys     #               855     - ATA GGA GAC TTC GGA TTA ACC AAA GTC TTG CC - #G CAG GAC AAA GAA     2610     Ile Gly Asp Phe Gly Leu Thr Lys Val Leu Pr - #o Gln Asp Lys Glu     #               870     - TAC TAC AAA GTA AAG GAG CCA GGG GAA AGC CC - #C ATA TTC TGG TAC     2655     Tyr Tyr Lys Val Lys Glu Pro Gly Glu Ser Pr - #o Ile Phe Trp Tyr     #               885     - GCA CCT GAA TCC TTG ACG GAG AGC AAG TTT TC - #T GTG GCC TCA GAT     2700     Ala Pro Glu Ser Leu Thr Glu Ser Lys Phe Se - #r Val Ala Ser Asp     #               900     - GTG TGG AGC TTT GGA GTG GTT CTA TAC GAA CT - #T TTC ACA TAC ATC     2745     Val Trp Ser Phe Gly Val Val Leu Tyr Glu Le - #u Phe Thr Tyr Ile     #               915     - GAG AAG AGT AAA AGT CCA CCC GTG GAA TTT AT - #G CGA ATG ATT GGC     2790     Glu Lys Ser Lys Ser Pro Pro Val Glu Phe Me - #t Arg Met Ile Gly     #               930     - AAT GAT AAA CAA GGG CAA ATG ATT GTG TTC CA - #T TTG ATA GAG CTA     2835     Asn Asp Lys Gln Gly Gln Met Ile Val Phe Hi - #s Leu Ile Glu Leu     #               945     - CTG AAG AGC AAC GGA AGA TTG CCA AGG CCA GA - #A GGA TGC CCA GAT     2880     Leu Lys Ser Asn Gly Arg Leu Pro Arg Pro Gl - #u Gly Cys Pro Asp     #               960     - GAG ATT TAT GTG ATC ATG ACA GAG TGC TGG AA - #C AAC AAT GTG AGC     2925     Glu Ile Tyr Val Ile Met Thr Glu Cys Trp As - #n Asn Asn Val Ser     #               975     - CAG CGT CCC TCC TTC AGG GAC CTT TCC TTC GG - #G TGG ATC AAA TCC     2970     Gln Arg Pro Ser Phe Arg Asp Leu Ser Phe Gl - #y Trp Ile Lys Ser     #               990     - GGG ACA GTA TAGCTGCGTG AAAGAGATGG CCTTACTCAG AGACCAAGC - #A     3019     Gly Thr Val     #            3069GAACAA AGCTCTGTAG CCTTGTGTCT ACACATCCTT     #            3119TAGGCA GAAAGAAAAC TGTGACGCCG TCTGCTCAAA     #            3169CCGTGC AGGTTTGTTT CATCACCATC TGTAAAAACC     #            3219GCAGCA TGCTTGTGGG CTGATGCATG GAGCTCACCA     #            3269CTCCTC TGACAGAAGA AGAAAAATAG ACAATTTTCA     #            3319GAAATG GAAAAAAATT ATAATGTAAA TTTTTCAGTG     #            3369AACATA CATGTACAGT TTTTACCACG TGGAGTGTAT     #            3419TTGTGT GATTTACATG AGGGCTGATG TTTGTTAATG     #            3469CATAGG TGATCTATAA TAACTTCATG ATACAAATTA     #            3495  AAAA AAAAAA     - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:3:     -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     #acid residuesLENGTH: 6 amino               (B) TYPE:  amino aci - #d               (D) TOPOLOGY:  linear     -     (ix) FEATURE:     #  Xaa in positions 2, 4 and 5 is     #unknown.     -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION:  SEQ ID NO: - # 3:     - Gly Xaa Gly Xaa Xaa Gly                      5     - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:4:     -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     #acid residuesLENGTH: 16 amino               (B) TYPE:  amino aci - #d               (D) TOPOLOGY:  linear     -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION:  SEQ ID NO: - # 4:     - Thr Ser Phe Gln Asn Leu Ile Glu Cys Phe Gl - #u Ala Leu Leu Lys Cys     #15     - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:5:     -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     #pairs    (A) LENGTH: 21 base               (B) TYPE:  nucleic a - #cid               (C) STRANDEDNESS:  sing - #le               (D) TOPOLOGY:  linear     -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION:  SEQ ID NO: - # 5:     #21                TTTG T     - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:6:     -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     #pairs    (A) LENGTH: 17 base               (B) TYPE:  nucleic a - #cid               (C) STRANDEDNESS:  sing - #le               (D) TOPOLOGY:  linear     -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION:  SEQ ID NO: - # 6:     #   17             C     - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:7:     -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     #pairs    (A) LENGTH: 20 base               (B) TYPE:  nucleic a - #cid               (C) STRANDEDNESS:  sing - #le               (D) TOPOLOGY:  linear     -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION:  SEQ ID NO: - # 7:     # 20               ATCA     - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:8:     -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     #pairs    (A) LENGTH: 20 base               (B) TYPE:  nucleic a - #cid               (C) STRANDEDNESS:  sing - #le               (D) TOPOLOGY:  linear     -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION:  SEQ ID NO: - # 8:     # 20               ATCA     - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:9:     -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:               (A) LENGTH: 9 base p - #airs               (B) TYPE:  nucleic a - #cid               (C) STRANDEDNESS:  sing - #le               (D) TOPOLOGY:  linear     -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION:  SEQ ID NO: - # 9:     #          9     - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:10:     -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:               (A) LENGTH: 9 base p - #airs               (B) TYPE:  nucleic a - #cid               (C) STRANDEDNESS:  sing - #le               (D) TOPOLOGY:  linear     -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION:  SEQ ID NO: - # 10:     #          9     - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:11:     -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     #acid residuesLENGTH: 8 amino               (B) TYPE:  amino aci - #d               (D) TOPOLOGY:  linear     -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION:  SEQ ID NO: - # 11:     - Gly Leu Tyr Val Leu Arg Trp Ser     #           8     - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:12:     -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     #acid residuesLENGTH: 7 amino               (B) TYPE:  amino aci - #d               (D) TOPOLOGY:  linear     -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION:  SEQ ID NO: - # 12:     - Val Asp Gly Tyr Phe Arg Ile                      5     - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO: 13:     -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     #acids    (A) LENGTH: 47 amino               (B) TYPE: amino acid               (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     #13:  (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:     - Lys Ile Gly Glu Gly Thr Tyr Gly Val Val Ty - #r Lys Gly Arg His     #                 15     - Lys Thr Thr Gly Gln Val Val Ala Met Lys Ly - #s Ile Arg Leu Glu     #                30     - Ser Glu Glu Glu Gly Val Pro Ser Thr Ala Il - #e Arg Glu Ile Ser     #                45     - Leu Leu     - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO: 14:     -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     #acids    (A) LENGTH: 82 amino               (B) TYPE: amino acid               (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     #14:  (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:     - Val Phe Cys His Ser Arg Arg Val Leu His Ar - #g Asp Leu Lys Pro     #                 15     - Gln Asn Leu Leu Ile Asp Asp Lys Gly Thr Il - #e Lys Leu Ala Asp     #                30     - Phe Gly Leu Ala Arg Ala Phe Gly Ile Pro Il - #e Arg Val Tyr Thr     #                45     - His Glu Val Val Thr Leu Trp Tyr Arg Ser Pr - #o Glu Val Leu Leu     #                60     - Gly Ser Ala Arg Tyr Ser Thr Pro Val Asp Il - #e Trp Ser Ile Gly     #                75     - Thr Ile Phe Ala Glu Leu Ala                     80     - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO: 15:     -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     #acids    (A) LENGTH: 30 amino               (B) TYPE: amino acid               (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     #15:  (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:     - Leu Ala Ser His His Val Lys Asn Leu Asp Gl - #u Asn Gly Leu Asp     #                 15     - Leu Leu Ser Lys Met Leu Ile Tyr Asp Pro Al - #a Lys Arg Ile Ser     #                30     - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO: 16:     -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     #acids    (A) LENGTH: 601 amino               (B) TYPE: amino acid               (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     #16:  (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:     - Val Phe His Lys Ile Arg Asn Glu Asp Leu Il - #e Phe Asn Glu Ser     #                 15     - Leu Gly Gln Gly Thr Phe Thr Lys Ile Phe Ly - #s Gly Val Arg Arg     #                30     - Glu Val Gly Asp Tyr Gly Gln Leu His Glu Th - #r Glu Val Leu Leu     #                45     - Lys Val Leu Asp Lys Ala His Arg Asn Tyr Se - #r Glu Ser Phe Phe     #                60     - Glu Ala Ala Ser Met Met Ser Gln Leu Ser Hi - #s Lys His Leu Val     #                75     - Leu Asn Tyr Gly Val Cys Val Cys Gly Glu Gl - #u Asn Ile Leu Val     #                90     - Gln Glu Phe Val Lys Phe Gly Ser Leu Asp Th - #r Tyr Leu Lys Lys     #                105     - Asn Lys Asn Ser Ile Asn Ile Leu Trp Lys Le - #u Gly Val Ala Lys     #               120     - Gln Leu Ala Trp Ala Met His Phe Leu Glu Gl - #u Lys Ser Leu Ile     #               135     - His Gly Asn Val Cys Ala Lys Asn Ile Leu Le - #u Ile Arg Glu Glu     #               150     - Asp Arg Arg Thr Gly Asn Pro Pro Phe Ile Ly - #s Leu Ser Asp Pro     #               165     - Gly Ile Ser Ile Thr Val Leu Pro Lys Asp Il - #e Ser Ser Cys Cys     #               180     - Phe Gln Val Leu Gln Glu Arg Ile Pro Trp Va - #l Pro Pro Glu Cys     #               195     - Ile Glu Asn Pro Lys Asn Leu Thr Leu Ala Th - #r Asp Lys Trp Ser     #               210     - Phe Gly Thr Thr Leu Trp Glu Ile Cys Ser Gl - #y Gly Asp Lys Pro     #               225     - Leu Ser Ala Leu Asp Ser Gln Arg Lys Leu Gl - #n Phe Tyr Glu Asp     #               240     - Lys His Gln Leu Pro Ala Pro Lys Trp Thr Gl - #u Leu Ala Asn Leu     #               255     - Ile Asn Asn Cys Met Asp Tyr Glu Pro Asp Ph - #e Arg Pro Ala Phe     #               270     - Arg Ala Val Ile Arg Asp Leu Asn Ser Leu Ph - #e Thr Pro Asp Tyr     #               285     - Glu Leu Leu Thr Glu Asn Asp Met Leu Pro As - #n Met Arg Ile Gly     #               300     - Ala Leu Gly Phe Ser Gly Ala Phe Glu Asp Ar - #g Asp Pro Thr Gln     #               315     - Phe Glu Glu Arg His Leu Lys Phe Leu Gln Gl - #n Leu Gly Lys Gly     #               330     - Asn Phe Gly Ser Val Glu Met Cys Arg Tyr As - #p Pro Leu Gln Asp     #               345     - Asn Thr Gly Glu Val Val Ala Val Lys Lys Le - #u Gln His Ser Thr     #               360     - Glu Glu His Leu Arg Asp Phe Glu Arg Glu Il - #e Glu Ile Leu Lys     #               375     - Ser Leu Gln His Asp Asn Ile Val Lys Tyr Ly - #s Gly Val Cys Tyr     #               390     - Ser Ala Gly Arg Arg Asn Leu Arg Leu Ile Me - #t Glu Tyr Leu Pro     #               405     - Tyr Gly Ser Leu Arg Asp Tyr Leu Gln Lys Hi - #s Lys Glu Arg Ile     #               420     - Asp His Lys Lys Leu Leu Gln Tyr Thr Ser Gl - #n Ile Cys Lys Gly     #               435     - Met Glu Tyr Leu Gly Thr Lys Arg Tyr Ile Hi - #s Arg Asp Leu Ala     #               450     - Thr Arg Asn Ile Leu Val Glu Asn Glu Asn Ar - #g Val Lys Ile Gly     #               465     - Asp Phe Gly Leu Thr Lys Val Leu Pro Gln As - #p Lys Glu Tyr Tyr     #               480     - Lys Val Lys Glu Pro Gly Glu Ser Pro Ile Ph - #e Trp Tyr Ala Pro     #               495     - Glu Ser Leu Thr Glu Ser Lys Phe Ser Val Al - #a Ser Asp Val Trp     #               510     - Ser Phe Gly Val Val Leu Tyr Glu Leu Phe Th - #r Tyr Ile Glu Lys     #               525     - Ser Lys Ser Pro Pro Val Glu Phe Met Arg Me - #t Ile Gly Asn Asp     #               540     - Lys Gln Gly Gln Met Ile Val Phe His Leu Il - #e Glu Leu Leu Lys     #               555     - Ser Asn Gly Arg Leu Pro Arg Pro Glu Gly Cy - #s Pro Asp Glu Ile     #               570     - Tyr Val Ile Met Thr Glu Cys Trp Asn Asn As - #n Val Ser Gln Arg     #               585     - Pro Ser Phe Arg Asp Leu Ser Phe Gly Trp Il - #e Lys Ser Gly Thr     #               600     - Val     - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO: 17:     -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     #acids    (A) LENGTH: 581 amino               (B) TYPE: amino acid               (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     #17:  (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:     - Ser Phe Asp Arg Ile Leu Lys Lys Asp Leu Va - #l Gln Gly Glu His     #                 15     - Leu Gly Arg Gly Thr Arg Thr His Ile Tyr Se - #r Gly Thr Leu Met     #                30     - Asp Tyr Lys Asp Asp Glu Gly Thr Ser Glu Gl - #u Lys Lys Ile Lys     #                45     - Val Ile Leu Lys Val Leu Asp Pro Ser His Ar - #g Asp Ile Ser Leu     #                60     - Ala Phe Phe Glu Ala Ala Ser Met Met Arg Gl - #n Val Ser His Lys     #                75     - His Ile Val Tyr Leu Tyr Gly Val Cys Val Ar - #g Asp Val Glu Asn     #                90     - Ile Met Val Glu Glu Phe Val Glu Gly Gly Pr - #o Leu Asp Leu Phe     #                105     - Met His Arg Lys Ser Asp Val Leu Thr Thr Pr - #o Trp Lys Phe Lys     #               120     - Val Ala Lys Gln Leu Ala Ser Ala Leu Ser Ty - #r Leu Glu Asp Lys     #               135     - Asp Leu Val His Gly Asn Val Cys Thr Lys As - #n Leu Leu Leu Ala     #               150     - Arg Glu Gly Ile Asp Ser Glu Cys Gly Pro Ph - #e Ile Lys Leu Ser     #               165     - Asp Pro Gly Ile Pro Ile Thr Val Leu Ser Ar - #g Gln Glu Cys Ile     #               180     - Glu Arg Ile Pro Trp Ile Ala Pro Glu Cys Va - #l Glu Asp Ser Lys     #               195     - Asn Leu Ser Val Ala Ala Asp Lys Trp Ser Ph - #e Gly Thr Thr Leu     #               210     - Trp Glu Ile Cys Tyr Asn Gly Glu Ile Pro Le - #u Lys Asp Lys Thr     #               225     - Leu Ile Glu Lys Glu Arg Phe Tyr Glu Ser Ar - #g Cys Arg Pro Val     #               240     - Thr Pro Ser Cys Lys Glu Leu Ala Asp Leu Me - #t Thr Arg Cys Met     #               255     - Asn Tyr Asp Pro Asn Gln Arg Pro Phe Phe Ar - #g Ala Ile Met Arg     #               270     - Asp Ile Asn Lys Leu Glu Glu Gln Asn Pro As - #p Ile Val Ser Arg     #               285     - Lys Lys Asn Gln Pro Thr Glu Val Asp Pro Th - #r His Phe Thr Lys     #               300     - Arg Phe Leu Lys Arg Ile Arg Asp Leu Gly Gl - #u Gly His Phe Gly     #               315     - Lys Val Glu Leu Cys Arg Tyr Asp Pro Glu As - #p Asn Thr Gly Glu     #               330     - Gln Val Ala Val Lys Ser Leu Lys Pro Glu Se - #r Gly Gly Asn His     #               345     - Ile Ala Asp Leu Lys Lys Glu Ile Glu Ile Le - #u Arg Asn Leu Tyr     #               360     - His Glu Asn Ile Val Lys Tyr Lys Gly Ile Cy - #s Thr Glu Asp Gly     #               375     - Gly Asn Gly Ile Lys Leu Ile Met Glu Phe Le - #u Pro Ser Gly Ser     #               390     - Leu Lys Glu Tyr Leu Pro Lys Asn Lys Asn Ly - #s Ile Asn Leu Lys     #               405     - Gln Gln Leu Lys Tyr Ala Val Gln Ile Cys Ly - #s Gly Met Asp Tyr     #               420     - Leu Gly Ser Arg Gln Tyr Val His Arg Asp Le - #u Ala Ala Arg Asn     #               435     - Val Leu Val Glu Ser Glu His Gln Val Lys Il - #e Gly Asp Phe Gly     #               450     - Leu Thr Lys Ala Ile Glu Thr Asp Lys Glu Ty - #r Tyr Thr Val Lys     #               465     - Asp Asp Arg Asp Ser Pro Val Phe Trp Tyr Al - #a Pro Glu Cys Leu     #               480     - Met Gln Ser Lys Phe Tyr Ile Ala Ser Asp Va - #l Trp Ser Phe Gly     #               495     - Val Thr Leu His Glu Leu Leu Thr Tyr Cys As - #p Ser Asp Ser Ser     #               510     - Pro Met Ala Leu Phe Leu Lys Met Ile Gly Pr - #o Thr His Gly Gln     #               525     - Met Thr Val Thr Arg Leu Val Asn Thr Leu Ly - #s Glu Gly Lys Arg     #               540     - Leu Pro Cys Pro Pro Asn Cys Pro Asp Glu Va - #l Tyr Gln Leu Met     #               555     - Arg Lys Cys Trp Glu Phe Gln Pro Ser Asn Ar - #g Thr Ser Phe Gln     #               570     - Asn Leu Ile Glu Gly Phe Glu Ala Leu Leu Ly - #s     #               580     - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO: 18:     -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     #acids    (A) LENGTH: 1132 amino               (B) TYPE: amino acid               (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     #18:  (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:     - Met Gln Tyr Leu Asn Ile Lys Glu Asp Cys As - #n Ala Met Ala Phe     #                 15     - Cys Ala Lys Met Arg Ser Ser Lys Lys Thr Gl - #u Val Asn Leu Glu     #                30     - Ala Pro Glu Pro Gly Val Glu Val Ile Phe Ty - #r Leu Ser Asp Arg     #                45     - Glu Pro Leu Arg Leu Gly Ser Gly Glu Tyr Th - #r Ala Glu Glu Leu     #                60     - Cys Ile Arg Ala Ala Gln Ala Cys Arg Ile Se - #r Pro Leu Cys His     #                75     - Asn Leu Phe Ala Leu Tyr Asp Glu Asn Thr Ly - #s Leu Trp Tyr Ala     #                90     - Pro Asn Arg Thr Ile Thr Val Asp Asp Lys Me - #t Ser Leu Arg Leu     #                105     - His Tyr Arg Met Arg Phe Tyr Phe Thr Asn Tr - #p His Gly Thr Asn     #               120     - Asp Asn Glu Gln Ser Val Trp Arg His Ser Pr - #o Lys Lys Gln Lys     #               135     - Asn Gly Tyr Glu Lys Lys Lys Ile Pro Asp Al - #a Thr Pro Leu Leu     #               150     - Asp Ala Ser Ser Leu Glu Tyr Leu Phe Ala Gl - #n Gly Gln Tyr Asp     #               165     - Leu Val Lys Cys Leu Ala Pro Ile Arg Asp Pr - #o Lys Thr Glu Gln     #               180     - Asp Gly His Asp Ile Glu Asn Glu Cys Leu Gl - #y Met Ala Val Leu     #               195     - Ala Ile Ser His Tyr Ala Met Met Lys Lys Me - #t Gln Leu Pro Glu     #               210     - Leu Pro Lys Asp Ile Ser Tyr Lys Arg Tyr Il - #e Pro Glu Thr Leu     #               225     - Asn Lys Ser Ile Arg Gln Arg Asn Leu Leu Th - #r Arg Met Arg Ile     #               240     - Asn Asn Val Phe Lys Asp Phe Leu Lys Glu Ph - #e Asn Asn Lys Thr     #               255     - Ile Cys Asp Ser Ser Val Ser Thr His Asp Le - #u Lys Val Lys Tyr     #               270     - Leu Ala Thr Leu Glu Thr Leu Thr Lys His Ty - #r Gly Ala Glu Ile     #               285     - Phe Glu Thr Ser Met Leu Leu Ile Ser Ser Gl - #u Asn Glu Met Asn     #               300     - Trp Phe His Ser Asn Asp Gly Gly Asn Val Le - #u Tyr Tyr Glu Val     #               315     - Met Val Thr Gly Asn Leu Gly Ile Gln Trp Ar - #g His Lys Pro Asn     #               330     - Val Val Ser Val Glu Lys Glu Lys Asn Lys Le - #u Lys Arg Lys Lys     #               345     - Leu Glu Asn Lys Asp Lys Lys Asp Glu Glu Ly - #s Asn Lys Ile Arg     #               360     - Glu Glu Trp Asn Asn Phe Ser Phe Phe Pro Gl - #u Ile Thr His Ile     #               375     - Val Ile Lys Glu Ser Val Val Ser Ile Asn Ly - #s Gln Asp Asn Lys     #               390     - Lys Met Glu Leu Lys Leu Ser Ser His Glu Gl - #u Ala Leu Ser Phe     #               405     - Val Ser Leu Val Asp Gly Tyr Phe Arg Leu Th - #r Ala Asp Ala His     #               420     - His Tyr Leu Cys Thr Asp Val Ala Pro Pro Le - #u Ile Val His Asn     #               435     - Ile Gln Asn Gly Cys His Gly Pro Ile Cys Gl - #u Tyr Ala Ile Asn     #               450     - Lys Leu Arg Gln Glu Gly Ser Glu Glu Gly Me - #t Tyr Val Leu Arg     #               465     - Trp Ser Cys Thr Asp Phe Asp Asn Ile Leu Me - #t Thr Val Thr Cys     #               480     - Phe Glu Lys Ser Glu Gln Val Gln Gly Ala Gl - #n Lys Gln Phe Lys     #               495     - Asn Phe Gln Ile Glu Val Gln Lys Gly Arg Ty - #r Ser Leu His Gly     #               510     - Ser Asp Arg Ser Phe Pro Ser Leu Gly Asp Le - #u Met Ser His Leu     #               525     - Lys Lys Gln Ile Leu Arg Thr Asp Asn Ile Se - #r Phe Met Leu Lys     #               540     - Arg Cys Cys Gln Pro Lys Pro Arg Glu Ile Se - #r Asn Leu Leu Val     #               555     - Ala Thr Lys Lys Ala Gln Glu Trp Gln Pro Va - #l Tyr Pro Met Ser     #               570     - Gln Leu Ser Phe Asp Arg Ile Leu Lys Lys As - #p Leu Val Gln Gly     #               585     - Glu His Leu Gly Arg Gly Thr Arg Thr His Il - #e Tyr Ser Gly Thr     #               600     - Leu Met Asp Tyr Lys Asp Asp Glu Gly Thr Se - #r Glu Glu Lys Lys     #               615     - Ile Lys Val Ile Leu Lys Val Leu Asp Pro Se - #r His Arg Asp Ile     #               630     - Ser Leu Ala Phe Phe Glu Ala Ala Ser Met Me - #t Arg Gln Val Ser     #               645     - His Lys His Ile Val Tyr Leu Tyr Gly Val Cy - #s Val Arg Asp Val     #               660     - Glu Asn Ile Met Val Glu Glu Phe Val Glu Gl - #y Gly Pro Leu Asp     #               675     - Leu Phe Met His Arg Lys Ser Asp Val Leu Th - #r Thr Pro Trp Lys     #               690     - Phe Lys Val Ala Lys Gln Leu Ala Ser Ala Le - #u Ser Tyr Leu Glu     #               705     - Asp Lys Asp Leu Val His Gly Asn Val Cys Th - #r Lys Asn Leu Leu     #               720     - Leu Ala Arg Glu Gly Ile Asp Ser Glu Cys Gl - #y Pro Phe Ile Lys     #               735     - Leu Ser Asp Pro Gly Ile Pro Ile Thr Val Le - #u Ser Arg Gln Glu     #               750     - Cys Ile Glu Arg Ile Pro Trp Ile Ala Pro Gl - #u Cys Val Glu Asp     #               765     - Ser Lys Asn Leu Ser Val Ala Ala Asp Lys Tr - #p Ser Phe Gly Thr     #               780     - Thr Leu Trp Glu Ile Cys Tyr Asn Gly Glu Il - #e Pro Leu Lys Asp     #               795     - Lys Thr Leu Ile Glu Lys Glu Arg Phe Tyr Gl - #u Ser Arg Cys Arg     #               810     - Pro Val Thr Pro Ser Cys Lys Glu Leu Ala As - #p Leu Met Thr Arg     #               825     - Cys Met Asn Tyr Asp Pro Asn Gln Arg Pro Ph - #e Phe Arg Ala Ile     #               840     - Met Arg Asp Ile Asn Lys Leu Glu Glu Gln As - #n Pro Asp Ile Val     #               855     - Ser Arg Lys Lys Asn Gln Pro Thr Glu Val As - #p Pro Thr His Phe     #               870     - Lys Arg Phe Leu Lys Arg Ile Arg Asp Leu Gl - #y Glu Gly His Phe     #               885     - Gly Lys Val Glu Leu Cys Arg Tyr Asp Pro Gl - #u Asp Asn Thr Gly     #               900     - Glu Gln Val Ala Val Lys Ser Leu Lys Pro Gl - #u Ser Gly Gly Asn     #               915     - His Ile Ala Asp Leu Lys Lys Glu Ile Glu Il - #e Leu Arg Asn Leu     #               930     - Tyr His Glu Asn Ile Val Lys Tyr Lys Gly Il - #e Cys Thr Glu Asp     #               945     - Gly Gly Asn Gly Ile Lys Leu Ile Met Glu Ph - #e Leu Pro Ser Gly     #               960     - Ser Leu Lys Glu Tyr Leu Pro Lys Asn Lys As - #n Lys Ile Asn Leu     #               975     - Lys Gln Gln Leu Lys Tyr Ala Val Gln Ile Cy - #s Lys Gly Met Asp     #               990     - Tyr Leu Gly Ser Arg Gln Tyr Val His Arg As - #p Leu Ala Ala Arg     #             100500     - Asn Val Leu Val Glu Ser Glu His Gln Val Ly - #s Ile Gly Asp Phe     #             102015     - Gly Leu Thr Lys Ala Ile Glu Thr Asp Lys Gl - #u Tyr Tyr Thr Val     #             103530     - Lys Asp Asp Arg Asp Ser Pro Val Phe Trp Ty - #r Ala Pro Glu Cys     #             105045     - Leu Met Gln Ser Lys Phe Tyr Ile Ala Ser As - #p Val Trp Ser Phe     #              10650     - Gly Val Thr Leu His Glu Leu Leu Thr Tyr Cy - #s Asp Ser Asp Ser     #             108075     - Ser Pro Met Ala Leu Phe Leu Lys Met Ile Gl - #y Pro Thr His Gly     #             109590     - Gln Met Thr Val Thr Arg Leu Val Asn Thr Le - #u Lys Glu Gly Lys     #             111005     - Arg Leu Pro Cys Pro Pro Asn Cys Pro Asp Gl - #u Val Tyr Gln Leu     #             112520     - Met Arg Lys Cys Trp Glu Phe                     1130     - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO: 19:     -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     #acids    (A) LENGTH: 971 amino               (B) TYPE: amino acid               (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     #19:  (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:     - Leu Leu Asp Asp Phe Val Met Ser Tyr Leu Se - #r Pro Gln Trp Arg     #                 15     - His Asp Phe Val His Gly Trp Ile Lys Val Pr - #o Val Thr His Glu     #                30     - Thr Gln Glu Glu Cys Leu Gly Met Ala Val Le - #u Asp Met Met Arg     #                45     - Ile Ala Lys Glu Lys Asp Gln Thr Pro Leu Al - #a Val Tyr Asn Ser     #                60     - Val Ser Tyr Lys Thr Phe Leu Pro Lys Cys Va - #l Arg Ala Lys Ile     #                75     - Gln Asp Tyr His Ile Leu Thr Arg Lys Arg Il - #e Arg Tyr Arg Phe     #                90     - Arg Arg Phe Ile Gln Gln Phe Ser Gln Cys Ly - #s Ala Thr Ala Arg     #                105     - Asn Leu Lys Leu Lys Tyr Leu Ile Asn Leu Gl - #u Thr Leu Gln Ser     #               120     - Ala Phe Tyr Thr Glu Gln Phe Glu Val Lys Gl - #u Ser Ala Arg Gly     #               135     - Pro Ser Gly Glu Glu Ile Phe Ala Thr Ile Il - #e Ile Thr Gly Asn     #               150     - Gly Gly Ile Gln Trp Ser Arg Gly Lys His Ly - #s Glu Ser Glu Thr     #               165     - Leu Thr Glu Gln Asp Leu Gln Leu Tyr Cys As - #p Phe Pro Asp Ile     #               180     - Ile Asp Val Ser Ile Lys Gln Ala Asn Gln Gl - #u Cys Ser Thr Glu     #               195     - Ser Arg Ile Val Thr Val His Lys Gln Asp Gl - #y Glu Val Leu Glu     #               210     - Ile Glu Leu Ser Ser Leu Lys Glu Ala Leu Se - #r Phe Val Ser Leu     #               225     - Ile Asp Gly Tyr Tyr Arg Leu Thr Ala Asp Al - #a His His Tyr Leu     #               240     - Cys Lys Glu Val Ala Pro Pro Ala Val Leu Gl - #u Asn Ile His Ser     #               255     - Asn Cys His Gly Pro Ile Ser Met Asp Phe Al - #a Ile Ser Lys Leu     #               270     - Lys Lys Ala Gly Asn Gln Thr Gly Leu Tyr Va - #l Leu Arg Cys Ser     #               285     - Pro Lys Asp Phe Asn Lys Tyr Phe Leu Thr Ph - #e Ala Val Glu Arg     #               300     - Glu Asn Val Ile Glu Tyr Lys His Cys Leu Il - #e Thr Lys Asn Glu     #               315     - Asn Gly Glu Tyr Asn Leu Ser Gly Thr Lys Ar - #g Asn Phe Ser Ser     #               330     - Leu Lys Asp Leu Leu Asn Cys Tyr Gln Met Gl - #u Thr Val Arg Ser     #               345     - Asp Ser Ile Ile Phe Gln Phe Thr Lys Cys Cy - #s Pro Pro Lys Pro     #               360     - Lys Asp Lys Ser Asn Leu Leu Val Phe Arg Th - #r Asn Gly Val Ser     #               375     - Asp Val Gln Leu Ser Pro Thr Leu Gln Arg Hi - #s Asn Asn Val Asn     #               390     - Gln Met Val Phe His Lys Ile Arg Asn Glu As - #p Leu Ile Phe Asn     #               405     - Glu Ser Leu Gly Gln Gly Thr Phe Thr Lys Il - #e Phe Lys Gly Val     #               420     - Arg Arg Glu Val Gly Asp Tyr Gly Gln Leu Hi - #s Glu Thr Glu Val     #               435     - Leu Leu Lys Val Leu Asp Lys Ala His Arg As - #n Tyr Ser Glu Ser     #               450     - Phe Phe Glu Ala Ala Ser Met Met Ser Gln Le - #u Ser His Lys His     #               465     - Leu Val Leu Asn Tyr Gly Val Cys Val Cys Gl - #y Glu Glu Asn Ile     #               480     - Leu Val Gln Glu Phe Val Lys Phe Gly Ser Le - #u Asp Thr Tyr Leu     #               495     - Lys Lys Asn Lys Asn Ser Ile Asn Ile Leu Tr - #p Lys Leu Gly Val     #               510     - Ala Lys Gln Leu Ala Trp Ala Met His Phe Le - #u Glu Glu Lys Ser     #               525     - Leu Ile His Gly Asn Val Cys Ala Lys Asn Il - #e Leu Leu Ile Arg     #               540     - Glu Glu Asp Arg Arg Thr Gly Asn Pro Phe Il - #e Lys Leu Ser Asp     #               555     - Pro Gly Ile Ser Ile Thr Val Leu Pro Lys As - #p Ile Ser Ser Cys     #               570     - Cys Phe Gln Val Leu Gln Glu Arg Ile Pro Tr - #p Val Pro Pro Glu     #               585     - Cys Ile Glu Asn Pro Lys Asn Leu Thr Leu Al - #a Thr Asp Lys Trp     #               600     - Ser Phe Gly Thr Thr Leu Trp Glu Ile Cys Se - #r Gly Gly Asp Lys     #               615     - Pro Leu Ser Ala Leu Asp Ser Gln Arg Lys Le - #u Gln Phe Tyr Glu     #               630     - Asp Lys His Gln Leu Pro Ala Pro Lys Trp Th - #r Glu Leu Ala Asn     #               645     - Leu Ile Asn Asn Cys Met Asp Tyr Glu Pro As - #p Phe Arg Pro Ala     #               660     - Phe Arg Ala Val Ile Arg Asp Leu Asn Ser Le - #u Phe Thr Pro Asp     #               675     - Tyr Glu Leu Leu Thr Glu Asn Asp Met Leu Pr - #o Asn Met Arg Ile     #               690     - Gly Ala Leu Gly Phe Ser Gly Ala Phe Glu As - #p Arg Asp Pro Thr     #               705     - Gln Phe Glu Glu Arg His Leu Lys Phe Leu Gl - #n Gln Leu Gly Lys     #               720     - Gly Asn Phe Gly Ser Val Glu Met Cys Arg Ty - #r Asp Pro Leu Gln     #               735     - Asp Asn Thr Gly Glu Val Val Ala Val Lys Ly - #s Leu Gln His Ser     #               750     - Thr Glu Glu His Leu Arg Asp Phe Glu Arg Gl - #u Ile Glu Ile Leu     #               765     - Lys Ser Leu Gln His Asp Asn Ile Val Lys Ty - #r Lys Gly Val Cys     #               780     - Tyr Ser Ala Gly Arg Arg Asn Leu Arg Leu Il - #e Met Glu Tyr Leu     #               795     - Pro Tyr Gly Ser Leu Arg Asp Tyr Leu Gln Ly - #s His Lys Glu Arg     #               810     - Ile Asp His Lys Lys Leu Leu Gln Tyr Thr Se - #r Gln Ile Cys Lys     #               825     - Gly Met Glu Tyr Leu Gly Thr Lys Arg Tyr Il - #e His Arg Asp Leu     #               840     - Ala Thr Arg Asn Ile Leu Val Glu Asn Glu As - #n Arg Val Lys Ile     #               855     - Gly Asp Phe Gly Leu Thr Lys Val Leu Pro Gl - #n Asp Lys Glu Tyr     #               870     - Tyr Lys Val Lys Glu Pro Gly Glu Ser Pro Il - #e Phe Trp Tyr Ala     #               885     - Pro Glu Ser Leu Thr Glu Ser Lys Phe Ser Va - #l Ala Ser Asp Val     #               900     - Trp Ser Phe Gly Val Val Leu Tyr Glu Leu Ph - #e Thr Tyr Ile Glu     #               915     - Lys Ser Lys Ser Pro Pro Val Glu Phe Met Ar - #g Met Ile Gly Asn     #               930     - Asp Lys Gln Gly Gln Met Ile Val Phe His Le - #u Ile Glu Leu Leu     #               945     - Lys Ser Asn Gly Arg Leu Pro Arg Pro Glu Gl - #y Cys Pro Asp Glu     #               960     - Ile Tyr Val Ile Met Thr Glu Cys Trp Asn As - #n     #               970     - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:20:     -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     #acids    (A) LENGTH: 1184 amino               (B) TYPE: amino acid               (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:20:     - Met Pro Leu Arg His Trp Gly Met Ala Arg Gl - #y Ser Lys Pro Val     #                 15     - Gly Asp Gly Ala Gln Pro Met Ala Ala Met Gl - #y Gly Leu Lys Val     #                30     - Leu Leu His Trp Ala Gly Pro Gly Gly Gly Gl - #u Pro Trp Val Thr     #                45     - Phe Ser Glu Ser Ser Leu Ile Ala Glu Glu Va - #l Cys Ile His Ile     #                60     - Ala His Lys Val Gly Ile Thr Pro Pro Cys Ph - #e Asn Leu Phe Ala     #                75     - Leu Phe Asp Ala Gln Ala Gln Val Trp Leu Pr - #o Pro Asn His Ile     #                90     - Leu Glu Ile Pro Arg Asp Ala Ser Leu Met Le - #u Tyr Phe Arg Ile     #                105     - Arg Phe Tyr Phe Arg Asn Trp His Gly Met As - #n Pro Arg Glu Pro     #               120     - Ala Gly Tyr Arg Cys Gly Pro Pro Gly Thr Gl - #u Ala Ser Ser Asp     #               135     - Gln Thr Ala Gln Gly Met Gln Leu Leu Asp Pr - #o Ala Ser Phe Glu     #               150     - Tyr Leu Phe Glu Gln Gly Lys His Glu Phe Gl - #u Asn Asp Val Ala     #               165     - Ser Leu Trp Glu Leu Ser Thr Glu Glu Glu Il - #e His His Phe Lys     #               180     - Asn Glu Ser Leu Gly Met Ala Phe Leu His Le - #u Cys His Leu Ala     #               195     - Leu Arg His Gly Ile Pro Leu Glu Glu Val Al - #a Lys Lys Thr Ser     #               210     - Phe Lys Asp Cys Ile Pro Arg Ser Phe Arg Ar - #g His Ile Arg Gln     #               225     - His Ser Ala Leu Thr Arg Leu Arg Leu Arg As - #n Val Phe Arg Arg     #               240     - Phe Leu Arg Asp Phe Gln Pro Gly Arg Leu Se - #r Gln Gln Met Val     #               255     - Met Val Lys Tyr Leu Ala Thr Leu Glu Arg Le - #u Ala Pro Arg Phe     #               270     - Gly Thr Glu Arg Val Pro Val Cys His Leu Ar - #g Leu Leu Ala Gln     #               285     - Ala Glu Gly Glu Pro Cys Tyr Ile Arg Asp Se - #r Gly Val Ala Pro     #               300     - Thr Asp Pro Gly Pro Glu Ser Ala Ala Gly Pr - #o Pro Thr His Glu     #               315     - Val Leu Val Thr Gly Thr Gly Gly Ile Gln Tr - #p Trp Pro Val Glu     #               330     - Glu Glu Val Asn Lys Glu Glu Gly Ser Ser Gl - #y Ser Ser Ala Arg     #               345     - Asn Pro Gln Ala Ser Leu Phe Gly Lys Lys Al - #a Lys Ala His Lys     #               360     - Ala Phe Gly Gln Pro Ala Asp Arg Pro Arg Gl - #u Pro Leu Trp Ala     #               375     - Tyr Phe Cys Asp Ile Thr His Val Val Leu Ly - #s Glu His Cys Val     #               390     - Ser Ile His Arg Gln Asp Asn Lys Cys Leu Gl - #u Leu Ser Leu Pro     #               405     - Ser Arg Ala Ala Ala Leu Ser Phe Glu Ser Le - #u Val Asp Gly Tyr     #               420     - Phe Arg Leu Thr Ala Asp Ser Ser His Tyr Le - #u Cys His Glu Val     #               435     - Ala Pro Pro Arg Leu Val Met Ser Ile Arg As - #p Gly Ile His Gly     #               450     - Pro Leu Leu Glu Pro Phe Val Gln Gln Ala Ly - #s Leu Arg Pro Leu     #               465     - Glu Asp Gly Leu Tyr Leu Ile His Trp Ser Th - #r Ser His Pro Tyr     #               480     - Arg Leu Ile Leu Thr Val Ala Gln Arg Ser Gl - #n Ala Pro Asp Gly     #               495     - Met Gln Ser Leu Arg Leu Arg Lys Phe Pro Il - #e Glu Gln Gln Asp     #               510     - Gly Ala Phe Val Leu Glu Gly Trp Gly Arg Se - #r Phe Pro Ser Val     #               525     - Arg Glu Leu Gly Ala Ala Leu Gln Gly Cys Le - #u Leu Arg Ala Gly     #               540     - Asp Asp Cys Phe Ser Leu Arg Arg Cys Cys Le - #u Pro Gln Pro Gly     #               555     - Glu Thr Ser Asn Leu Ile Ile Met Arg Gly Al - #a Arg Ala Ser Pro     #               570     - Arg Thr Leu Asn Leu Ser Gln Leu Ser Phe Hi - #s Arg Val Asp Gln     #               585     - Lys Glu Ile Thr Gln Leu Ser His Leu Gly Gl - #n Gly Thr Arg Thr     #               600     - Asn Val Tyr Glu Gly Arg Leu Arg Val Glu Gl - #y Ser Gly Asp Pro     #               615     - Glu Glu Gly Lys Met Asp Asp Glu Asp Pro Le - #u Val Pro Gly Arg     #               630     - Asp Arg Gly Gln Glu Leu Arg Val Val Leu Ly - #s Val Leu Asp Pro     #               645     - Ser His His Asp Ile Ala Leu Ala Phe Tyr Gl - #u Thr Ala Ser Leu     #               660     - Met Ser Gln Val Ser His Thr His Leu Ala Ph - #e Val His Gly Val     #               675     - Cys Val Arg Gly Pro Glu Asn Ser Met Val Th - #r Glu Tyr Val Glu     #               690     - His Gly Pro Leu Asp Val Trp Leu Arg Arg Gl - #u Arg Gly His Val     #               705     - Pro Met Ala Trp Lys Met Val Val Ala Gln Gl - #n Leu Ala Ser Ala     #               720     - Leu Ser Tyr Leu Glu Asn Lys Asn Leu Val Hi - #s Gly Asn Val Cys     #               735     - Gly Arg Asn Ile Leu Leu Ala Arg Leu Gly Le - #u Ala Glu Gly Thr     #               750     - Ser Pro Phe Ile Lys Leu Ser Asp Pro Gly Cy - #s Gly Leu Gly Ala     #               765     - Leu Ser Arg Glu Glu Arg Val Glu Arg Ile Pr - #o Trp Leu Ala Pro     #               780     - Glu Cys Leu Pro Gly Gly Ala Asn Ser Leu Se - #r Thr Ala Met Asp     #               795     - Lys Trp Gly Phe Gly Ala Thr Leu Leu Glu Il - #e Cys Phe Asp Gly     #               810     - Glu Ala Pro Leu Gln Ser Arg Ser Pro Ser Gl - #u Lys Glu His Phe     #               825     - Tyr Gln Arg Gln His Arg Leu Pro Glu Pro Se - #r Cys Pro Gln Leu     #               840     - Ala Thr Leu Thr Ser Gln Cys Leu Thr Tyr Gl - #u Pro Thr Gln Arg     #               855     - Pro Ser Phe Ala Thr Ile Leu Arg Asp Leu Th - #r Arg Val Gln Pro     #               870     - His Asn Leu Ala Asp Val Leu Thr Val Asn Ar - #g Asp Ser Pro Ala     #               885     - Val Gly Pro Thr Thr Phe His Lys Arg Tyr Le - #u Lys Lys Ile Arg     #               900     - Asp Leu Gly Glu Gly His Phe Gly Lys Val Se - #r Leu Tyr Cys Tyr     #               915     - Asp Pro Thr Asn Asp Gly Thr Gly Glu Met Va - #l Ala Val Lys Ala     #               930     - Leu Lys Ala Asp Cys Gly Pro Gln His Arg Se - #r Gly Trp Lys Gln     #               945     - Glu Ile Asp Ile Leu Arg Thr Leu Tyr His Gl - #u His Ile Ile Lys     #               960     - Tyr Lys Gly Cys Cys Glu Asp Gln Gly Glu Ly - #s Ser Leu Val Met     #               975     - Glu Tyr Val Pro Leu Gly Ser Leu Arg Asp Ty - #r Leu Pro Arg His     #               990     - Ser Ile Gly Leu Ala Gln Leu Leu Leu Phe Al - #a Gln Gln Ile Cys     #              10050     - Glu Gly Met Ala Tyr Leu His Ala His Asp Ty - #r Ile His Arg Asp     #              10205     - Leu Ala Ala Arg Asn Val Leu Leu Asp Asn As - #p Arg Leu Val Lys     #              10350     - Ile Gly Asp Phe Gly Leu Ala Lys Ala Val Pr - #o Glu Gly His Glu     #              10505     - Tyr Tyr Arg Val Arg Glu Asp Gly Asp Ser Pr - #o Val Phe Trp Tyr     #              10650     - Ala Pro Glu Cys Leu Lys Glu Tyr Asn Phe Ty - #r Tyr Ala Ser Asp     #              10805     - Val Trp Ser Phe Gly Val Thr Leu Tyr Glu Le - #u Leu Thr His Cys     #              10950     - Asp Ser Ser Gln Ser Pro Pro Thr Lys Phe Le - #u Glu Leu Ile Gly     #              11105     - Ile Ala Gln Gly Gln Met Thr Val Leu Arg Le - #u Thr Glu Leu Leu     #              11250     - Glu Arg Gly Glu Arg Leu Pro Arg Pro Asp Ly - #s Cys Pro Cys Glu     #              11405     - Val Tyr His Leu Met Lys Asn Cys Trp Glu Th - #r Glu Ala Ser Phe     #              11550     - Arg Pro Thr Phe Glu Asn Ser Ile Pro Ile Le - #u Lys Thr Val His     #              11705     - Glu Lys Tyr Gln Gly Gln Ala Pro Ser Val Se - #r Ser Val Cys     #               1180     - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:21:     -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     #acids    (A) LENGTH: 92 amino               (B) TYPE: amino acid               (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:21:     - Trp Tyr His Gly Lys Leu Asp Arg Thr Ile Al - #a Glu Glu Arg Leu     #                 15     - Arg Gln Ala Gly Lys Ser Gly Ser Tyr Leu Il - #e Arg Glu Ser Asp     #                30     - Arg Arg Pro Gly Ser Phe Val Leu Ser Phe Le - #u Ser Gln Thr Asn     #                45     - Val Val Asn His Phe Arg Ile Ile Ala Met Cy - #s Gly Asp Tyr Tyr     #                60     - Ile Gly Gly Arg Arg Phe Ser Ser Leu Ser As - #p Leu Ile Gly Tyr     #                75     - Tyr Ser His Val Ser Cys Leu Leu Lys Gly Gl - #u Lys Leu Leu Tyr     #                90     - Pro Val     - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:22:     -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     #acids    (A) LENGTH: 91 amino               (B) TYPE: amino acid               (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:22:     - Trp Phe His Gly Lys Ile Ser Lys Gln Glu Al - #a Tyr Asn Leu Leu     #                 15     - Met Thr Val Gly Gln Ala Cys Ser Phe Leu Va - #l Arg Pro Ser Asp     #                30     - Asn Thr Pro Gly Asp Tyr Ser Leu Tyr Phe Ar - #g Thr Ser Glu Asn     #                45     - Ile Gln Arg Phe Lys Ile Cys Pro Thr Pro As - #n Asn Gln Phe Met     #                60     - Met Gly Gly Arg Tyr Tyr Asn Ser Ile Gly As - #p Ile Ile Asp His     #                75     - Tyr Arg Lys Glu Gln Ile Val Glu Gly Tyr Ty - #r Leu Lys Glu Pro     #                90     - Val     - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO: 23:     -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     #acids    (A) LENGTH: 89 amino               (B) TYPE: amino acid               (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     #23:  (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:     - Trp Tyr Trp Gly Arg Leu Ser Arg Gly Asp Al - #a Val Ser Leu Leu     #                 15     - Gln Gly Gln Arg His Gly Thr Phe Leu Val Ar - #g Asp Ser Gly Ser     #                30     - Ile Pro Gly Asp Phe Val Leu Ser Val Ser Gl - #u Ser Ser Arg Val     #                45     - Ser His Tyr Ile Val Asn Ser Leu Gly Pro Al - #a Gly Gly Arg Arg     #                60     - Ala Gly Gly Glu Phe Asp Ser Leu Pro Ser Le - #u Leu Glu Phe Tyr     #                75     - Lys Ile His Tyr Leu Asp Thr Thr Thr Leu Il - #e Glu Pro Val     #                85     __________________________________________________________________________ 

We claim:
 1. A method for phosphorylating a protein, comprising contacting said protein with a phosphorylating effective amount of an isolated mammalian polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence encoded by a nucleic acid molecule, the complementary sequence of which hybridizes to SEQ ID NO: 1 or to SEQ ID NO: 2, at 65° C., 6XSSC, 1% SDS, with a final wash of 0.2×SSC, 0.1% SDS, at 65° C., wherein said polypeptide comprises multiple catalytic domains, but no SH2 domains, for a time and under conditions sufficient for said protein to be phosphorylated.
 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the mammalian polypeptide is a human protein or a mouse protein.
 3. The method of claim 1, wherein said polypeptide comprises two protein kinase catalytic domains.
 4. The method of claim 1, wherein said polypeptide has molecular weight of from about 120,000 daltons to about 140,000 daltons as determined by SDS-PAGE.
 5. The method of claim 1, wherein said polypeptide has a molecular weight of from about 100,000 daltons to about 200,000 daltons as determined by SDS-PAGE.
 6. The method of claim 1, wherein said polypeptide consists of the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:
 24. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein said polypeptide consists of the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:
 25. 